12/06/1998 |
Drafted in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick) by the Milwaukee Brewers. |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 40 (45); Control: 40 (50). |
01/18/1999 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers organization with a signing bonus of $140,000. |
04/05/1999 |
Named the #30 prospect in the MLB |
07/23/1999 |
Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for CL Kevin Crane and SP Sidney Ponson. |
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): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 40 (50). |
05/14/2000 |
Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Mets, along with RP Justin Speier, in exchange for SP Willis Roberts. |
10/27/2000 |
Wins the 2000 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. |
11/20/2000 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $224,000. |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (80); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 40 (45). |
07/29/2001 |
Was traded by the New York Mets to the Milwaukee Brewers, along with RP Kip Wells, in exchange for SP Darryl Kile and 2B Juan Uribe. |
09/02/2001 |
Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
11/17/2001 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $234,000. |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 35 (40); Control: 35 (40). |
04/03/2002 |
Injured on 03/31/2002, diagnosed with a fractured elbow, will miss 6-7 months. |
10/31/2002 |
Released by the Milwaukee Brewers. |
11/05/2002 |
Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cleveland Guardians organization. |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 20 (45); Eye: 35 (45). |
07/23/2003 |
Was traded by the Cleveland Guardians to the Florida Marlins in exchange for RP Matt Miller. |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 20 (40); Eye: 35 (45). |
04/05/2004 |
Successfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Florida Marlins development complex. |
12/08/2004 |
Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Florida Marlins development complex. |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45). |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45). |
06/07/2005 |
Injured (oblique strain),out for 3-4 weeks. |
06/29/2005 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |
01/01/2006 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (40); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 40 (45). |
03/28/2006 |
Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at first base at the Florida Marlins development complex. |
01/01/2007 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (50). |
03/04/2007 |
Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the Florida Marlins development complex. |