06/16/1997 |
Entered the Major League Baseball as an international amateur free agent from Venezuela. |
11/08/1997 |
Signed a minor league contract ($95,000 bonus) out of Venezuela with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. |
01/01/1998 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 20 (45); Power: 35 (60); Eye: 25 (55). |
03/31/1998 |
Named the #50 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (50); Power: 35 (65); Eye: 30 (60). |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (50); Power: 40 (65); Eye: 35 (55). |
03/29/2000 |
Promoted from the international complex to D & E Pulaski. |
07/23/2000 |
Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 35 (60); Eye: 40 (55). |
07/28/2001 |
Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for 5 days. |
08/25/2001 |
Injured (tender shoulder),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
09/07/2001 |
Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 1 day. |
09/14/2001 |
Wins the 2001 Gulf Coast League Round 2 with the GCL Rangers! |
12/07/2001 |
Successfully completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Texas Rangers development complex. |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 40 (50). |
03/17/2002 |
Outstandingly completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Texas Rangers development complex. |
09/22/2002 |
Wins the 2002 SALL Great Glove Award at CF. |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 40 (50). |
03/01/2003 |
Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Texas Rangers development complex. |
03/08/2003 |
Injured (heel soreness),day-to-day for 2 days. |
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): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 40 (50). |
03/10/2004 |
Detrimentally completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Texas Rangers development complex. |
06/12/2004 |
Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 2 days. |