12/06/2001 |
Drafted in the 2001 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick) by the St. Louis Cardinals. |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (70); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 40 (50). |
02/02/2002 |
Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization with a signing bonus of $1,550,000. |
04/08/2002 |
Named the #19 prospect in the MLB |
04/13/2002 |
Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/16/2002 |
Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the California Angels, along with RP Mike Draper, in exchange for CL Jaime Cerda. |
11/16/2002 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $244,000. |
12/05/2002 |
Was traded by the California Angels to the Los Angeles Dodgers, along with RF Raul Mondesi, in exchange for SP Chuck Smith and SP Kyle Lohse. |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 40 (45). |
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: 55 (55); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (45). |
01/08/2004 |
Was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for LF Craig Biggio and $220,000. |
04/11/2004 |
Hits three home runs against the Houston Astros, going 3-6 with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
07/16/2004 |
Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals, along with RP Hector Carrasco, in exchange for SP Cha-seung Baek. |
11/06/2004 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,220,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45). |
11/13/2005 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $22,380,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
01/01/2006 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45). |
09/05/2006 |
Injured on 09/03/2006, diagnosed with a strained anterior cruciate ligament, will miss 5 weeks. |
01/01/2007 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (45). |
05/04/2007 |
Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
08/15/2007 |
Goes 5-5 against the Chicago Cubs, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R. |
09/17/2007 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |