06/01/1995 |
Drafted in the 1995 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 12, 12th overall pick) by the New York Yankees. |
01/01/1996 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (70); Power: 50 (70); Eye: 50 (65). |
04/01/1996 |
Named the #16 prospect in the MLB |
10/27/1996 |
Named the #17 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/1997 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (65); Power: 50 (70); Eye: 65 (80). |
03/31/1997 |
Named the #19 prospect in the MLB |
04/26/1997 |
Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 days. |
07/06/1997 |
Was selected to the 1997 International League All-Star Game. |
07/28/1997 |
Wins the IL Player of the Week Award. |
10/04/1997 |
Wins the 1997 IL Platinum Stick Award at 1B. |
10/07/1997 |
Finished 3rd in 1997 IL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/1998 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 60 (70); Eye: 65 (80). |
03/31/1998 |
Named the #20 prospect in the MLB |
04/28/1998 |
Hits three home runs against the Toronto Blue Jays, going 4-5 with 8 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
05/04/1998 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1998 |
Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month 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: 55 (65); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 65 (75). |
07/22/1999 |
Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days. |
08/21/1999 |
Injured (fractured fibula),out for 3 months. |
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: 65 (70); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 65 (70). |
03/19/2000 |
Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/31/2000 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/2000 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
08/26/2000 |
Injured (oblique strain),out for 3-4 weeks. |
09/17/2000 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days. |
11/25/2000 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,069,100. |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 65 (70). |
08/06/2001 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
11/24/2001 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,902,400. |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60). |
03/20/2002 |
Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the New York Yankees development complex. |
06/21/2002 |
Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
09/09/2002 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
09/19/2002 |
Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 4 days. |
11/24/2002 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $6,480,000. |
12/06/2002 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $39,100,000 with the New York Yankees organization. |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 60 (60). |
03/19/2003 |
Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the New York Yankees development complex. |
06/30/2003 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/2003 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
11/25/2003 |
Successfully completed training to improve his defense at first base at the New York Yankees development complex. |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (65). |
01/06/2004 |
Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the New York Yankees development complex. |
05/03/2004 |
Hits three home runs against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, going 3-4 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
05/10/2004 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
06/09/2004 |
Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 4 days. |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60). |
05/02/2005 |
Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week. |
06/15/2005 |
Injured (hamstring strain),out for 5-6 weeks. |
07/10/2005 |
Was selected to the 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
08/19/2005 |
Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 4 days. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1998 |
161 |
2 |
2001 |
156 |
5 |
2002 |
162 |
1 |
2003 |
162 |
1 |
2004 |
161 |
2 |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
2002 |
703 |
6 |
2003 |
706 |
1 |
2004 |
711 |
2 |
|
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|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1998 |
179 |
2 |
1999 |
142 |
9 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
2002 |
321 |
8 |
2003 |
318 |
5 |
|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
1998 |
42 |
9 |
2002 |
45 |
8 |
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
2001 |
40 |
9 |
2003 |
32 |
8 |
|
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
2002 |
105 |
9 |
2003 |
111 |
5 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1998 |
96 |
7 |
2001 |
103 |
3 |
2004 |
92 |
4 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
2001 |
15 |
1 |
2002 |
6 |
5 |
2004 |
5 |
9 |
|
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
2002 |
78 |
6 |
2003 |
74 |
4 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
2000 |
.386 |
7 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
2000 |
.590 |
6 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
2002 |
122.84 |
5 |
2003 |
112.67 |
9 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
2000 |
8.90 |
4 |
2002 |
7.32 |
7 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
2003 |
.228 |
10 |
|
Year |
wOBA |
Rank |
2000 |
.404 |
5 |
2002 |
.383 |
8 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
2000 |
.976 |
5 |
2002 |
.904 |
9 |
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