06/06/1993 |
Drafted in the 1993 first-year player draft out of college (Ohio State; Columbus, OH) by the Atlanta Braves (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick). |
06/07/1993 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves organization with a signing bonus of $4,300,000. |
01/01/1994 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (65); Movement: 45 (55); Control: 40 (55). |
04/04/1994 |
Named the #33 prospect in the MLB |
04/15/1994 |
Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/08/1994 |
Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 6 days. |
09/01/1994 |
Wins the SL SL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
11/26/1994 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1995 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (75); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 50 (55). |
04/09/1995 |
Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 2 days. |
05/31/1995 |
Injured (Flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 1 day. |
11/26/1995 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1996 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (70); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55). |
08/15/1996 |
Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 days. |
08/31/1996 |
Injured (Strained hamstring), out for 2 months. |
11/26/1996 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1997 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (75); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60). |
01/24/1997 |
Was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for RF Nate Liddle. |
05/18/1997 |
Injured (Torn labrum (Shoulder)), out for 5-6 months. |
11/10/1997 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $34,930,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. |
01/01/1998 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (70); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60). |
07/17/1998 |
Was selected to the 1998 Skyline Baseball League All-Star Game. |
08/21/1998 |
Injured (Tender shoulder), day-to-day for 5 days. |
11/18/1998 |
Finished 3rd in 1998 SBL MLB Pitcher of the Year voting. |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (70); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60). |
09/02/1999 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Minnesota Twins with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (70); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60). |
06/17/2000 |
Injured (Bone spur (elbow)), out for 2-3 weeks. |
08/08/2000 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (70); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60). |
07/13/2001 |
Was selected to the 2001 Skyline Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/26/2001 |
Injured (Tender elbow), day-to-day for one week. |
11/27/2001 |
Became a free agent. |
12/20/2001 |
Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $98,560,000 with the Houston Astros organization. |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (70); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60). |
04/06/2002 |
Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for one week. |
04/10/2002 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days. |
07/12/2002 |
Was selected to the 2002 Skyline Baseball League All-Star Game. |
08/22/2002 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for one week. |
08/27/2002 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 65 (65). |
07/06/2003 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 6 days. |
08/11/2003 |
Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Cleveland Indians, along with SS Antan Penegate, in exchange for SP Jake Thomas, 1B T.J. Klingman, LF Damani Rideaux, a 7th draft pick, a 20th draft pick, a 2nd draft pick. |
09/03/2003 |
Injured (Mild shoulder inflammation), day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 65 (65). |
07/10/2004 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kansas City Royals with 11 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/15/2004 |
Injured (Cold), day-to-day for 3 days. |
09/23/2004 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
11/11/2004 |
Declined his contract option. |
11/15/2004 |
Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $26,000,000 with the Cleveland Indians organization. |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 65 (65). |
06/12/2005 |
Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Miami Marlins with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/12/2005 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 5 days. |
09/19/2005 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 2-3 weeks. |
10/12/2005 |
Injured (Forearm inflammation), out for 3-4 months. |
01/01/2006 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 65 (65). |
04/04/2006 |
Injured (Strained hamstring), day-to-day for 2-3 weeks. |
04/28/2006 |
Injured (Strained oblique), out for 5-6 weeks. |
06/23/2006 |
Injured (Oblique strain), out for 3 weeks. |
08/04/2006 |
Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 3 days. |
09/08/2006 |
Injured (Strained hamstring), out for 2-3 months. |
11/27/2006 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/2007 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55). |
01/27/2007 |
Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $6,860,000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. |
05/02/2007 |
Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for one week. |
06/17/2007 |
Injured (Oblique strain), out for one week. |
07/24/2007 |
Injured (Tender elbow), day-to-day for one week. |
09/14/2007 |
Injured (Strained forearm), out for 2-3 months. |
10/27/2007 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 6-7 weeks. |
11/05/2007 |
Declined his contract option. |
11/20/2007 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 weeks. |
11/28/2007 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/2008 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60). |
02/25/2008 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,200,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization. |
04/11/2008 |
Injured (Torn labrum (Shoulder)), career-ending injury! |
08/04/2008 |
Was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the California Angels, along with 2B Yasutoshi Goto, CL Ryan Scarbrough, a 7th draft pick, in exchange for RF Bobby Haggerty, 3B Jeff Calvert. |
11/12/2008 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1998 |
33 |
1 |
1999 |
32 |
5 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1998 |
13 |
9 |
1999 |
14 |
7 |
2005 |
14 |
8 |
|
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1998 |
.684 |
6 |
1999 |
.700 |
6 |
2001 |
.706 |
8 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1998 |
195.2 |
9 |
|
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1998 |
7 |
9 |
2001 |
10 |
5 |
2004 |
9 |
6 |
2007 |
9 |
7 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1998 |
2.71 |
4 |
2001 |
2.56 |
3 |
2005 |
3.33 |
8 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
2001 |
.257 |
3 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1998 |
1.13 |
10 |
2001 |
1.00 |
4 |
2004 |
1.11 |
8 |
2005 |
1.14 |
8 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1998 |
5.00 |
6 |
2004 |
5.94 |
5 |
2005 |
6.74 |
2 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
2001 |
9.30 |
4 |
2004 |
10.26 |
9 |
2005 |
10.67 |
7 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1998 |
0.51 |
2 |
2004 |
0.65 |
9 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
2001 |
6.79 |
4 |
2002 |
7.98 |
10 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1998 |
1.79 |
7 |
2004 |
1.45 |
2 |
2005 |
1.29 |
3 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
2002 |
8.48 |
10 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1998 |
19 |
8 |
2001 |
21 |
7 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
2001 |
.677 |
7 |
2005 |
.600 |
8 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
2004 |
2 |
4 |
2005 |
2 |
5 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
2004 |
.065 |
5 |
2005 |
.067 |
7 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1999 |
1 |
5 |
2004 |
1 |
2 |
2005 |
1 |
2 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
2002 |
0.56 |
8 |
2007 |
0.55 |
10 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1998 |
5.7 |
3 |
1999 |
4.7 |
7 |
2004 |
5.6 |
6 |
2005 |
4.8 |
8 |
|
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