06/16/1997 |
Entered the Major League Baseball as an international amateur free agent from Dominican Republic. |
11/05/1997 |
Signed a minor league contract ($36,000 bonus) out of Dominican Republic with the Houston Astros organization. |
01/01/1998 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 20 (45); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 25 (70). |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 20 (45); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 25 (60). |
08/08/1999 |
Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for 2 weeks. |
08/16/1999 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks. |
08/22/1999 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks. |
08/27/1999 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (40); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 25 (55). |
07/18/2000 |
Injured (broken kneecap),out for 4-5 months. |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (40); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 25 (50). |
11/01/2001 |
Named the #93 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 45 (55). |
03/31/2002 |
Named the #95 prospect in the MLB |
05/13/2002 |
Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for CF Robert Perez. |
06/04/2002 |
Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 4 days. |
09/01/2002 |
Injured (bruised shin),day-to-day for 3 days. |
10/31/2002 |
Named the #88 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 50 (55). |
03/01/2003 |
Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Arizona Diamondbacks development complex. |
03/24/2003 |
Named the #80 prospect in the MLB |
06/21/2003 |
Named the #75 prospect in the MLB |
08/03/2003 |
Was selected to the 2003 Pioneer League All-Star Game. |
08/18/2003 |
Wins the PION Player of the Week Award. |
08/25/2003 |
Wins the PION Player of the Week Award. |
08/27/2003 |
Goes 0-4 against the Idaho Falls Padres, ending his hitting streak at 25 games. |
09/01/2003 |
Wins the PION Batter of the Month Award. |
09/24/2003 |
Wins the 2003 Round 1 MVP Award. |
09/25/2003 |
Wins the 2003 Pioneer League Round 1 with the Missoula Osprey! |
10/06/2003 |
Wins the 2003 PION Platinum Stick Award at 2B. |
10/09/2003 |
Finished 2nd in 2003 PION Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
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: 45 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (60). |
04/30/2004 |
Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for one week. |
05/02/2004 |
Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 2 weeks. |