06/01/1999 |
Drafted in the 1999 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 8, 77th overall pick) by the New York Yankees. |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 55 (70). |
07/08/2000 |
Injured (food poisoning),out for 1 day. |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 55 (65). |
11/01/2001 |
Named the #23 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 60 (70); Eye: 60 (70). |
03/10/2002 |
Was traded by the New York Yankees to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for SP Zack Greinke. |
03/31/2002 |
Named the #18 prospect in the MLB |
07/07/2002 |
Was selected to the 2002 Pacific Coast League All-Star Game. |
07/07/2002 |
Was selected to the 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game. |
12/24/2002 |
Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Kansas City Royals development complex. |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (75); Eye: 60 (70). |
02/09/2003 |
Successfully completed training to improve his defense at first base at the Kansas City Royals development complex. |
03/16/2003 |
Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Kansas City Royals development complex. |
03/24/2003 |
Named the #13 prospect in the MLB |
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 (45); Power: 65 (75); Eye: 65 (70). |
03/03/2004 |
Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Kansas City Royals development complex. |
08/21/2004 |
Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for one week. |
11/29/2004 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $276,000. |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 55 (60). |
08/05/2005 |
Hits three home runs against the Minnesota Twins, going 4-5 with 6 RBI and 4 runs scored! |
08/08/2005 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |