12/23/1994 |
Signed a minor league contract out of Venezuela with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. |
01/01/1995 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (70); Movement: 20 (35); Control: 20 (45). |
01/01/1996 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (55); Movement: 20 (35); Control: 20 (25). |
01/01/1997 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (50); Movement: 20 (50); Control: 20 (25). |
01/01/1998 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (45); Movement: 25 (50); Control: 20 (25). |
02/24/1998 |
Promoted from the international complex to D & E GCL. |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (60); Movement: 35 (55); Control: 20 (25). |
11/02/1999 |
Named the #56 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (55); Movement: 35 (60); Control: 25 (40). |
03/29/2000 |
Named the #51 prospect in the MLB |
03/29/2000 |
Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for LF Nelson Cruz, RP Byung-doo Choi, RF Blaise Lopez, and LF Raul Mondesi. |
06/30/2000 |
Named the #38 prospect in the MLB |
11/03/2000 |
Named the #24 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (55); Movement: 50 (65); Control: 25 (40). |
04/01/2001 |
Named the #26 prospect in the MLB |
04/07/2001 |
Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 5 days. |
04/12/2001 |
Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/24/2001 |
Was selected to the 2001 California League All-Star Game. |
07/08/2001 |
Was selected to the 2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game. |
09/01/2001 |
Wins the CALL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/25/2001 |
Wins the 2001 CALL Pitcher of the Year Award. |
11/01/2001 |
Named the #12 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 30 (40). |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 30 (40). |
03/06/2002 |
Detrimentally completed training to improve his pitch control at the Oakland Athletics development complex. |
03/31/2002 |
Named the #24 prospect in the MLB |
06/30/2002 |
Named the #32 prospect in the MLB |
07/07/2002 |
Was selected to the 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game. |
07/18/2002 |
Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
11/25/2002 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $256,000. |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 30 (35). |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 30 (35). |
06/01/2003 |
Wins the PCL PacificL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/06/2003 |
Was selected to the 2003 Pacific Coast League All-Star Game. |
11/10/2003 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $268,000. |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 30 (30). |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 30 (30). |
08/10/2004 |
Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 2 days. |
09/10/2004 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $400,000 with the Oakland Athletics organization. |
11/08/2004 |
Released by the Oakland organization. |
12/27/2004 |
Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Minnesota Twins organization. |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 20 (20). |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 20 (20). |
03/27/2005 |
Released by the Minnesota organization. |
04/27/2005 |
Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the organization. |
05/10/2005 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Peoria Chiefs with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/18/2005 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Burlington Bees with 13 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/15/2005 |
Wins the 2005 Midwest League Round 1 with the ! |
09/28/2005 |
Finished 3rd in 2005 MIDW Pitcher of the Year Award voting. |