06/06/1994 |
Drafted in the 1994 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick) by the Montreal Expos. |
07/03/1994 |
Named the #61 prospect in the MLB |
07/17/1994 |
Injured (tender shoulder),day-to-day for one week. |
08/16/1994 |
Injured (foot soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
09/24/1994 |
Wins the 1994 GULF Platinum Stick Award at SS. |
01/01/1995 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (60); Power: 35 (55); Eye: 50 (70). |
04/03/1995 |
Named the #64 prospect in the MLB |
05/05/1995 |
Injured (cold),day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/23/1995 |
Injured (foot soreness),day-to-day for 2 days. |
07/02/1995 |
Named the #70 prospect in the MLB |
07/09/1995 |
Was selected to the 1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game. |
09/02/1995 |
Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
09/11/1995 |
Wins the NYPL Player of the Week Award. |
10/30/1995 |
Named the #76 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/1996 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 35 (50); Eye: 50 (65). |
04/01/1996 |
Named the #68 prospect in the MLB |
06/30/1996 |
Named the #80 prospect in the MLB |
10/27/1996 |
Named the #67 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/1997 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (65); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 40 (50). |
03/31/1997 |
Named the #85 prospect in the MLB |
07/07/1997 |
Was selected to the 1997 South Atlantic League All-Star Game. |
01/01/1998 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (65); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 40 (50). |
03/31/1998 |
Named the #83 prospect in the MLB |
05/20/1998 |
Goes 0-4 against the Port Charlotte Rangers, ending his hitting streak at 21 games. |
07/19/1998 |
Goes 5-8 against the Fort Lauderdale Yankees, with 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI and 2 R. |
07/26/1998 |
Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for one week. |
10/16/1998 |
Wins the 1998 FLOR Platinum Stick Award at SS. |
11/01/1998 |
Named the #12 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (70); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 45 (50). |
04/04/1999 |
Named the #6 prospect in the MLB |
05/01/1999 |
Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
05/17/1999 |
Hits three home runs against the Philadelphia Phillies, going 3-4 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
07/01/1999 |
Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/11/1999 |
Was selected to the 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
09/01/1999 |
Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
09/22/1999 |
Hits three home runs against the Florida Marlins, going 3-3 with 3 RBI and 5 runs scored! |
11/12/1999 |
Wins the 1999 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at SS. |
11/13/1999 |
Wins the 1999 MLB NL Rookie of the Year Award. |
11/16/1999 |
Finished 2nd in 1999 MLB NL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
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: 75 (80); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 50 (60). |
07/09/2000 |
Was selected to the 2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
08/24/2000 |
Goes 5-5 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with 2 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI and 4 R. |
11/13/2000 |
Wins the 2000 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at SS. |
11/17/2000 |
Wins the 2000 MLB NL Most Valuable Player Award. |
11/27/2000 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $234,000. |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 80 (80); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (65). |
07/08/2001 |
Was selected to the 2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
11/11/2001 |
Wins the 2001 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at SS. |
11/24/2001 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,500,000. |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (65). |
05/02/2002 |
Injured (torn fingernail),day-to-day for 4 days. |
05/13/2002 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/19/2002 |
Goes 5-5 against the Kansas City Royals, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 4 R. |
07/07/2002 |
Was selected to the 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
11/10/2002 |
Wins the 2002 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at SS. |
11/14/2002 |
Finished 2nd in 2002 MLB NL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
11/24/2002 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $8,962,500. |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60). |
07/02/2003 |
Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 4 weeks. |
07/21/2003 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |
10/21/2003 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $12,000,000 with the Montreal Expos organization. |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60). |
03/16/2004 |
Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 3 days. |
05/11/2004 |
Goes 5-7 against the Chicago Cubs, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 3 R. |
07/11/2004 |
Was selected to the 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
09/27/2004 |
Hits three home runs against the New York Mets, going 4-4 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
11/16/2004 |
Wins the 2004 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at SS. |
11/29/2004 |
Became a free agent. |
12/30/2004 |
Signed a 7-year contract worth a total of $109,200,000 with the Houston Astros organization. |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60). |
04/18/2005 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/13/2005 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/2005 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/04/2005 |
Injured (biceps strain),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks. |
07/10/2005 |
Was selected to the 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
10/07/2005 |
Wins the 2005 MLB NL Wildcard MVP Award. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
2000 |
706 |
4 |
2005 |
698 |
8 |
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
2000 |
201 |
4 |
2002 |
193 |
6 |
2005 |
216 |
3 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
1999 |
397 |
1 |
2000 |
404 |
1 |
2002 |
343 |
3 |
2005 |
374 |
3 |
|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
1999 |
43 |
9 |
2004 |
48 |
7 |
2005 |
49 |
5 |
|
Year |
3B |
Rank |
1999 |
9 |
3 |
2000 |
9 |
3 |
2005 |
14 |
2 |
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
1999 |
51 |
1 |
2000 |
48 |
3 |
2002 |
34 |
8 |
|
Year |
SB |
Rank |
1999 |
26 |
10 |
2001 |
22 |
10 |
|
Year |
RBI |
Rank |
1999 |
158 |
1 |
2000 |
126 |
4 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1999 |
125 |
3 |
2000 |
129 |
2 |
2001 |
111 |
5 |
2002 |
116 |
4 |
2004 |
112 |
6 |
2005 |
125 |
2 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
2000 |
96 |
4 |
2001 |
90 |
6 |
2002 |
88 |
5 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
1999 |
10 |
2 |
2000 |
8 |
10 |
2003 |
6 |
7 |
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
1999 |
103 |
1 |
2000 |
98 |
1 |
2002 |
78 |
6 |
2004 |
77 |
6 |
2005 |
90 |
4 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
2000 |
.334 |
3 |
2002 |
.331 |
3 |
2005 |
.353 |
1 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
2000 |
.424 |
1 |
2001 |
.399 |
7 |
2002 |
.418 |
2 |
2005 |
.427 |
1 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1999 |
.664 |
2 |
2000 |
.672 |
1 |
2002 |
.588 |
5 |
2005 |
.611 |
3 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1999 |
154.77 |
2 |
2000 |
178.20 |
1 |
2001 |
131.81 |
6 |
2002 |
145.88 |
2 |
2004 |
116.34 |
9 |
2005 |
154.23 |
2 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1999 |
9.52 |
4 |
2000 |
11.43 |
1 |
2002 |
9.58 |
3 |
2004 |
7.25 |
10 |
2005 |
9.62 |
3 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1999 |
.358 |
1 |
2000 |
.338 |
3 |
2005 |
.258 |
10 |
|
Year |
wOBA |
Rank |
1999 |
.422 |
6 |
2000 |
.446 |
1 |
2002 |
.425 |
2 |
2005 |
.434 |
2 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1999 |
1.047 |
3 |
2000 |
1.096 |
1 |
2002 |
1.006 |
3 |
2005 |
1.038 |
2 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1999 |
7.5 |
2 |
2000 |
9.4 |
1 |
2001 |
7.1 |
3 |
2002 |
10.1 |
1 |
2004 |
6.7 |
2 |
2005 |
8.1 |
3 |
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