12/06/1998 |
Drafted in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 10, 101st overall pick) by the Houston Astros. |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (50). |
01/26/1999 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros organization with a signing bonus of $5,000. |
07/04/1999 |
Named the #60 prospect in the MLB |
10/22/1999 |
Named the #54 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (45). |
07/09/2000 |
Named the #71 prospect in the MLB |
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): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (50). |
05/13/2001 |
Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
05/23/2001 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days. |
07/08/2001 |
Was selected to the 2001 MLB Triple A All-Star Game. |
07/26/2001 |
Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 4 days. |
10/25/2001 |
Wins the 2001 MAAA SL2 Platinum Stick Award at C. |
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): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50). |
06/10/2002 |
Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 2 days. |
06/14/2002 |
Injured (oblique strain),out for 2 weeks. |
07/07/2002 |
Was selected to the 2002 MLB Triple A All-Star Game. |
11/16/2002 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $244,000. |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 50 (55). |
11/26/2003 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $256,000. |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 50 (50). |
04/21/2004 |
Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week. |
11/25/2004 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $268,000. |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45). |
12/02/2005 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $276,000. |
01/01/2006 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45). |
04/08/2006 |
Successfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Houston Astros development complex. |
11/30/2006 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. |
01/01/2007 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45). |