06/01/1994 |
Drafted in the 1994 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick) by the Milwaukee Brewers. |
06/06/1994 |
Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Texas Rangers, along with SP Shane Reynolds, in exchange for SP Kevin Brown. |
07/03/1994 |
Named the #6 prospect in the MLB |
11/09/1994 |
Named the #3 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/1995 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (55); Power: 35 (60); Eye: 40 (60). |
04/02/1995 |
Named the #3 prospect in the MLB |
07/02/1995 |
Named the #5 prospect in the MLB |
11/07/1995 |
Named the #1 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/1996 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 50 (60). |
03/01/1996 |
Was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Cleveland Indians, along with RF Andruw Jones, RP Billy Wagner, SP Mike Oquist, in exchange for SP Charles Nagy, CL Doug Jones. |
03/31/1996 |
Named the #1 prospect in the MLB |
05/28/1996 |
Goes 0-1 against the Tulsa Eclipse, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
06/02/1996 |
Injured (Twisted ankle), day-to-day for 4 days. |
06/17/1996 |
Was selected to the 1996 MLB Triple A All-Star Game. |
06/30/1996 |
Named the #2 prospect in the MLB |
10/20/1996 |
Wins the 1996 MAAA SL2 Platinum Stick Award at C. |
11/05/1996 |
Named the #4 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/1997 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 55 (60). |
04/01/1997 |
Named the #4 prospect in the MLB |
05/06/1997 |
Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl. |
11/17/1997 |
Finished 2nd in 1997 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award voting. |
11/28/1997 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $139,200 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1998 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60). |
08/03/1998 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
11/29/1998 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $144,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60). |
06/09/1999 |
Goes 0-4 against the Milwaukee Brewers, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
07/10/1999 |
Goes 5-5 against the Cincinnati Reds, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 2 R. |
07/11/1999 |
Was selected to the 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
12/02/1999 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,000,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (65). |
07/09/2000 |
Was selected to the 2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
11/30/2000 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $6,943,750. |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (65). |
05/13/2001 |
Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $62,200,000 with the Cleveland Indians organization. |
07/08/2001 |
Was selected to the 2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60). |
07/07/2002 |
Was selected to the 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
08/04/2002 |
Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for 2 days. |
10/07/2002 |
Wins the 2002 MLB AL Wild Card Series MVP Award. |
11/04/2002 |
Wins the 2002 World Series MVP Award. |
11/05/2002 |
Wins the 2002 World Series with the Cleveland Indians. |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 65 (65). |
05/28/2003 |
Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
06/04/2003 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |
07/13/2003 |
Was selected to the 2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 65 (65). |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 65 (65). |
04/03/2005 |
Injured (fractured thumb),out for 3 weeks. |
01/01/2006 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60). |
06/11/2006 |
Was selected to the 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
11/13/2006 |
Wins the 2006 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at C. |
01/01/2007 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60). |
01/01/2008 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60). |
06/15/2008 |
Was selected to the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
06/17/2008 |
Earned 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP honors. |
10/03/2008 |
Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $20,000,000 with the Cleveland Indians organization. |
10/03/2008 |
Wins the 2008 MLB AL Wild Card Series MVP Award. |
01/01/2009 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60). |
07/15/2009 |
Injured (ruptured medial collateral ligament),out for 7 months. |
11/02/2009 |
Wins the 2009 World Series with the Cleveland Indians. |
12/07/2009 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 12 months. |
01/01/2010 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60). |
10/06/2010 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2-3 months. |
11/21/2010 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/2011 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60). |