07/15/1992 |
Signed a minor league contract out of Dominican Republic with the Chicago White Sox organization. |
01/01/1993 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 20 (50); Power: 30 (60); Eye: 25 (65). |
07/10/1993 |
Named the #39 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/1994 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 20 (65); Power: 35 (70); Eye: 30 (75). |
03/28/1994 |
Named the #41 prospect in the MLB |
04/03/1994 |
Named the #42 prospect in the MLB |
07/03/1994 |
Named the #53 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/1995 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 40 (70); Eye: 35 (65). |
04/03/1995 |
Named the #49 prospect in the MLB |
07/09/1995 |
Was selected to the 1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game. |
10/30/1995 |
Named the #49 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/1996 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 50 (70); Eye: 35 (65). |
04/01/1996 |
Named the #52 prospect in the MLB |
06/30/1996 |
Named the #53 prospect in the MLB |
09/22/1996 |
Wins the 1996 Southern League Round 1 with the Birmingham Barons! |
10/04/1996 |
Wins the 1996 MIDW Great Glove Award at LF. |
10/27/1996 |
Named the #12 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/1997 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 70 (80); Eye: 45 (70). |
03/31/1997 |
Named the #14 prospect in the MLB |
06/15/1997 |
Goes 0-4 against the Tacoma Tigers, ending his hitting streak at 22 games. |
07/06/1997 |
Was selected to the 1997 Pacific Coast League All-Star Game. |
01/01/1998 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 75 (80); Eye: 60 (80). |
03/31/1998 |
Named the #9 prospect in the MLB |
05/01/1998 |
Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/05/1998 |
Was selected to the 1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/19/1998 |
Hits three home runs against the Cleveland Indians, going 3-4 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
09/01/1998 |
Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
11/12/1998 |
Wins the 1998 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award. |
11/23/1998 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $214,000. |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 75 (80); Eye: 70 (80). |
07/11/1999 |
Was selected to the 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
11/22/1999 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $224,000. |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 70 (75). |
04/17/2000 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
07/09/2000 |
Was selected to the 2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
11/13/2000 |
Wins the 2000 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at DH. |
11/25/2000 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,000,000. |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 70 (75). |
06/01/2001 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/08/2001 |
Was selected to the 2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
11/11/2001 |
Wins the 2001 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at DH. |
11/24/2001 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $6,875,000. |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 65 (65). |
10/10/2002 |
Wins the 2002 MLB AL Division Series MVP Award. |
10/30/2002 |
Wins the 2002 World Series with the Chicago White Sox. |
11/24/2002 |
Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent. |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 65 (65). |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 65 (65). |
01/01/2004 |
Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $6,500,000 with the Chicago White Sox organization. |
04/03/2004 |
Successfully completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Chicago White Sox development complex. |
06/06/2004 |
Hits his 300th career Major League Baseball home run! |
07/11/2004 |
Was selected to the 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
11/06/2004 |
Has met the vesting criteria in his contract. |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 70 (70). |
01/25/2005 |
Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Chicago White Sox development complex. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1998 |
155 |
4 |
1999 |
155 |
5 |
2000 |
162 |
1 |
2001 |
159 |
3 |
2002 |
161 |
3 |
2004 |
158 |
5 |
2005 |
157 |
3 |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
2000 |
713 |
2 |
2001 |
744 |
1 |
2002 |
720 |
2 |
2005 |
691 |
9 |
|
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1998 |
145 |
10 |
1999 |
166 |
4 |
2001 |
144 |
8 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
2000 |
345 |
8 |
2001 |
363 |
2 |
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
1998 |
64 |
3 |
1999 |
58 |
5 |
2000 |
58 |
1 |
2001 |
62 |
1 |
2002 |
46 |
1 |
2005 |
37 |
2 |
|
Year |
RBI |
Rank |
1998 |
148 |
4 |
1999 |
141 |
7 |
2000 |
134 |
3 |
2001 |
137 |
1 |
2005 |
111 |
6 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
2000 |
123 |
4 |
2001 |
143 |
1 |
2005 |
108 |
3 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1998 |
91 |
10 |
2000 |
97 |
5 |
2001 |
101 |
4 |
2002 |
96 |
5 |
2004 |
88 |
5 |
2005 |
108 |
2 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
1998 |
8 |
3 |
2000 |
7 |
3 |
|
|
Year |
SF |
Rank |
1999 |
9 |
4 |
2000 |
11 |
1 |
2001 |
8 |
3 |
2005 |
9 |
4 |
|
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1998 |
.625 |
8 |
2000 |
.583 |
10 |
2001 |
.582 |
5 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
2000 |
136.60 |
7 |
2001 |
139.72 |
4 |
2005 |
107.18 |
7 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
2000 |
8.11 |
8 |
2001 |
7.84 |
7 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1998 |
.358 |
3 |
1999 |
.323 |
7 |
2000 |
.321 |
4 |
2001 |
.329 |
5 |
2002 |
.254 |
8 |
2005 |
.228 |
9 |
|
Year |
wOBA |
Rank |
2001 |
.394 |
7 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
2000 |
.954 |
10 |
2001 |
.945 |
7 |
|
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