06/01/2004 |
Drafted in the 2004 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick) by the Atlanta Braves. |
06/14/2004 |
Was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Houston Astros in exchange for C Brian McCann, SP Wandy Rodriguez. |
06/25/2004 |
Named the #6 prospect in the MLB |
07/13/2004 |
Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
10/28/2004 |
Named the #7 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (55); Movement: 40 (55); Control: 40 (60). |
03/28/2005 |
Named the #7 prospect in the MLB |
06/12/2005 |
Was selected to the 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game. |
06/24/2005 |
Named the #13 prospect in the MLB |
11/01/2005 |
Named the #47 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/2006 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 45 (65). |
03/27/2006 |
Named the #3 prospect in the MLB |
04/27/2006 |
Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Rochester Zips with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/13/2006 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Austin Black Cats with 14 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/11/2006 |
Was selected to the 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game. |
06/17/2006 |
Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Yonkers Cyclones with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/23/2006 |
Named the #5 prospect in the MLB |
07/06/2006 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tulsa Eclipse with 18 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/14/2006 |
Strikes out 15 against the Omaha Ambassadors. |
09/01/2006 |
Wins the MAAA SL2 Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/12/2006 |
Wins the 2006 MLB Triple A Round 3 with the Columbus Running Rebels! |
10/24/2006 |
Finished 3rd in 2006 MAAA SL2 Pitcher of the Year Award voting. |
11/03/2006 |
Named the #4 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/2007 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (65); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 55 (65). |
03/26/2007 |
Named the #5 prospect in the MLB |
09/01/2007 |
Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
11/20/2007 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $350,000. |
01/01/2008 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 55 (60). |
04/20/2008 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Brewers with 3 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
11/25/2008 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $380,000. |
01/01/2009 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (65); Control: 60 (60). |
06/16/2009 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/01/2009 |
Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
11/23/2009 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,750,000. |
01/01/2010 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 55 (60). |
06/13/2010 |
Was selected to the 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
11/11/2010 |
Finished 3rd in 2010 MLB NL Cy Young Award voting. |
11/19/2010 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $9,375,000. |
01/01/2011 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 55 (55). |
04/25/2011 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/20/2011 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $13,750,000. |
01/01/2012 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55). |
04/24/2012 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/05/2012 |
Injured (conjunctivitis),day-to-day for 4 days. |
10/30/2012 |
Finished 2nd in 2012 MLB NL Cy Young Award voting. |
11/21/2012 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/2013 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55). |
01/16/2013 |
Signed a 6-year contract worth a total of $181,800,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization. |
09/01/2013 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/01/2013 |
Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/2014 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55). |
04/21/2014 |
Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Seattle Mariners with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/15/2014 |
Was selected to the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
01/01/2015 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50). |
01/01/2015 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50). |
01/01/2016 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50). |
01/01/2016 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50). |
03/21/2016 |
Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Minnesota Twins development complex. |
01/01/2017 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50). |
01/01/2017 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50). |
02/19/2017 |
Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Minnesota Twins development complex. |
10/29/2017 |
Executed his contract year option. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
2007 |
35 |
2 |
2008 |
35 |
3 |
2009 |
35 |
1 |
2011 |
33 |
6 |
2013 |
33 |
1 |
2014 |
33 |
2 |
2015 |
33 |
1 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
2007 |
19 |
1 |
2008 |
13 |
9 |
2009 |
14 |
10 |
2010 |
16 |
3 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
2011 |
14 |
9 |
2014 |
18 |
2 |
2015 |
15 |
5 |
2016 |
15 |
8 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
2007 |
.655 |
8 |
2009 |
.583 |
10 |
2012 |
.619 |
9 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
2007 |
232.2 |
2 |
2008 |
224.2 |
5 |
2009 |
233.1 |
3 |
2010 |
237.0 |
4 |
2011 |
225.2 |
4 |
2013 |
234.1 |
4 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
2007 |
1005 |
1 |
2008 |
982 |
4 |
2009 |
1025 |
1 |
2010 |
974 |
7 |
2011 |
953 |
3 |
2012 |
901 |
7 |
2013 |
940 |
5 |
2014 |
916 |
8 |
2015 |
908 |
10 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
2008 |
98 |
6 |
2012 |
73 |
9 |
2015 |
82 |
6 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
2010 |
220 |
7 |
2013 |
225 |
7 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
2008 |
11 |
8 |
2017 |
11 |
4 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
2009 |
3.86 |
10 |
2010 |
3.15 |
3 |
2012 |
3.31 |
3 |
2013 |
2.73 |
4 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
2013 |
.276 |
9 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
2010 |
1.18 |
7 |
2013 |
1.11 |
8 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
2010 |
3.44 |
10 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
2010 |
10.71 |
4 |
2013 |
10.18 |
8 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
2012 |
0.60 |
6 |
2013 |
0.65 |
6 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
2010 |
8.20 |
9 |
2013 |
7.18 |
6 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
2007 |
21 |
3 |
2009 |
19 |
6 |
2010 |
22 |
4 |
2012 |
21 |
2 |
2013 |
26 |
1 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
2007 |
.600 |
5 |
2010 |
.688 |
5 |
2012 |
.656 |
1 |
2013 |
.788 |
2 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
2007 |
3 |
6 |
2008 |
4 |
2 |
2009 |
3 |
6 |
2011 |
3 |
3 |
2013 |
4 |
3 |
2014 |
2 |
9 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
2007 |
.086 |
7 |
2008 |
.114 |
5 |
2009 |
.086 |
9 |
2011 |
.091 |
7 |
2013 |
.121 |
3 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
2008 |
1 |
3 |
2009 |
1 |
5 |
2011 |
1 |
4 |
2012 |
1 |
2 |
2014 |
1 |
3 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
2008 |
0.53 |
10 |
2009 |
0.53 |
9 |
2010 |
0.54 |
8 |
2011 |
0.55 |
9 |
2013 |
0.56 |
6 |
2017 |
0.58 |
4 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
2007 |
4.4 |
6 |
2009 |
4.9 |
10 |
2010 |
5.4 |
5 |
2012 |
5.4 |
8 |
2013 |
5.5 |
3 |
|
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