12/06/1996 |
Drafted in the 1996 first-year player draft (Supplemental Round 1, Pick 5, 33rd overall pick) by the St. Louis Cardinals. |
01/01/1997 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 35 (50); Eye: 40 (50). |
01/28/1997 |
Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization with a signing bonus of $30,000. |
04/07/1997 |
Named the #62 prospect in the MLB |
07/06/1997 |
Named the #16 prospect in the MLB |
10/16/1997 |
Wins the 1997 MAAA SL1 Great Glove Award at 1B. |
11/18/1997 |
Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Toronto Blue Jays, along with RP Dario Veras, in exchange for RP Gil Heredia and 2B Miguel Cairo. |
01/01/1998 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (45). |
04/06/1998 |
Named the #53 prospect in the MLB |
09/11/1998 |
Injured (foot soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
10/15/1998 |
Wins the 1998 MLB Triple A World Series with the Salisbury Big Stick! |
11/04/1998 |
Wins the 1998 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at 3B. |
11/05/1998 |
Finished 2nd in 1998 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award voting. |
11/17/1998 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $204,000. |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 40 (40). |
04/14/1999 |
Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 5 days. |
10/10/1999 |
Injured on 10/09/1999, diagnosed with a stiff neck, will not miss additional time. |
10/21/1999 |
Wins the 1999 World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays. |
11/14/1999 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $214,000. |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 40 (40). |
05/22/2000 |
Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
06/19/2000 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
11/18/2000 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $978,500. |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 40 (40). |
10/29/2001 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,480,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45). |