| 06/01/2004 |
Drafted in the 2004 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 19, 19th overall pick) by the Detroit Tigers. |
| 06/21/2004 |
Was selected to the 2004 MLB Class A All-Star Game. |
| 06/25/2004 |
Named the #34 prospect in the MLB |
| 06/28/2004 |
Was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Baltimore Orioles, along with 3B Gary Sheffield, CF Darin Erstad, RP Jose Valverde, SP John Snyder, in exchange for SP Andy Pettitte, RP Jeff Zimmerman, SS Deivi Cruz, a %s round draft pick, a %s round draft pick. |
| 08/03/2004 |
Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
| 10/28/2004 |
Named the #21 prospect in the MLB |
| 11/19/2004 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $201,600. |
| 01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 50 (50). |
| 06/13/2005 |
Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Kansas City Royals, along with a %s round draft pick, in exchange for SS Rafael Furcal. |
| 11/23/2005 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $211,200. |
| 01/01/2006 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 45 (45). |
| 11/25/2006 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. |
| 01/01/2007 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 45 (45). |
| 11/18/2007 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $650,000. |
| 01/01/2008 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 45 (45). |
| 10/01/2008 |
Wins the 2008 MLB AL Wild Card Series MVP Award. |
| 11/11/2008 |
Wins the 2008 MLB AL Great Glove Award at 3B. |
| 11/23/2008 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,250,000. |
| 01/01/2009 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 45 (45). |
| 11/11/2009 |
Wins the 2009 MLB AL Great Glove Award at 3B. |
| 11/23/2009 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,500,000. |
| 01/01/2010 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 45 (45). |
| 03/14/2010 |
Injured (oblique strain),out for 6-7 weeks. |
| 05/21/2010 |
Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $15,580,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
| 01/01/2011 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 40 (45). |
| 01/01/2012 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 40 (45). |
| 07/30/2012 |
Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Arizona Diamondbacks, along with a 2nd round draft pick, in exchange for CF Vernon Wells and CL Justin Wilson. |
| 01/01/2013 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 40 (40). |
| 05/03/2013 |
Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
| 11/18/2013 |
Became a free agent. |
| 12/19/2013 |
Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $18,000,000 with the New York Mets organization. |
| 01/01/2014 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45). |
| 01/01/2015 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45). |
| 02/23/2015 |
Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the New York Mets development complex. |
| 03/24/2015 |
Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
| 04/19/2015 |
Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
| 08/09/2015 |
Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 days. |
| 11/30/2015 |
Released by the New York Mets. |
| 01/01/2016 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45). |
| 01/13/2016 |
Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $19,200,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization. |
| 06/09/2016 |
Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
| 07/07/2016 |
Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for one week. |
| 01/01/2017 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45). |
| 11/12/2017 |
Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $5,400,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization. |
| 01/01/2018 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45). |
| 01/01/2019 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45). |
| 10/28/2019 |
Boston Red Sox voided the team option year for a buyout of $1,250,000. |
| 11/19/2019 |
Became a free agent. |
| 01/01/2020 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45). |
| 04/01/2020 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox organization. |