06/06/1992 |
Drafted in the 1992 first-year player draft out of high school (Huntingtown; Huntingtown, MD) by the Minnesota Twins (Round 3, Pick 17, 89th overall pick). |
06/25/1992 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins organization with a signing bonus of $510,000. |
01/01/1993 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (50); Movement: 35 (50); Control: 20 (45). |
05/31/1993 |
Injured (Flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1994 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (65); Movement: 35 (45); Control: 25 (50). |
01/01/1995 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (65); Movement: 40 (50); Control: 25 (45). |
01/01/1996 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (60); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 35 (45). |
08/18/1996 |
Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl. |
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: 70 (70); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 45 (45). |
07/18/1997 |
Was selected to the 1997 Skyline Baseball League All-Star Game. |
11/29/1997 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1998 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45). |
11/09/1998 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $7,000,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization. |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45). |
09/08/1999 |
Injured (Dead arm), out for 4 days. |
11/09/1999 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $9,300,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization. |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45). |
03/29/2000 |
Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $34,800,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization. |
08/01/2000 |
Wins the SKY SKY Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (80); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 40 (40). |
03/13/2001 |
Injured (Ruptured ulnar collateral ligament), out for 11-12 months. |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (80); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 40 (40). |
11/27/2002 |
Became a free agent. |
12/28/2002 |
Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $38,000,000 with the San Francisco Giants organization. |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (80); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 40 (40). |
06/13/2003 |
Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 5 days. |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45). |
04/13/2004 |
Injured (Flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for one week. |
04/22/2004 |
Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (75); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45). |
05/10/2005 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Seattle Mariners with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/27/2005 |
Injured (Virus), day-to-day for 3 days. |
11/27/2005 |
Became a free agent. |
12/20/2005 |
Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $41,200,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. |
01/01/2006 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (75); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40). |
03/07/2006 |
Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for RF Josh Regennitter, a 2nd draft pick. |
09/17/2006 |
Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/2007 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (70); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45). |
04/10/2007 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Seattle Mariners with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/12/2007 |
Collects his 2000th career Skyline Baseball League strikeout! |
07/11/2007 |
Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 5 days. |
09/09/2007 |
Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 2 days. |
09/21/2007 |
Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 2 days. |
11/05/2007 |
Declined his contract option. |
11/25/2007 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $13,500,000 with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. |
01/01/2008 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (70); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45). |
05/12/2008 |
Injured (Cold), day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/10/2008 |
Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 5 days. |
06/11/2008 |
Injured (Elbow ligament reconstruction surgery), out for 12-13 months. |
11/28/2008 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/2009 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (70); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45). |
01/25/2009 |
Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $16,480,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
02/11/2009 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 15 months. |
05/22/2009 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $5,000,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
01/01/2010 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 40 (40). |
04/23/2010 |
Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 5 days. |
06/14/2010 |
Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the California Angels, along with 2B Alfredo Cardenas, 3B Carlos Canales, C Matt Jacobson, in exchange for 3B Mike Earwood. |
09/25/2010 |
Injured (Dead arm), out for 2 weeks. |
01/01/2011 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40). |
03/06/2011 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 2 days. |
06/27/2011 |
Was traded by the California Angels to the Texas Rangers, along with CF Jeff Hiatt, CL Kevin Bihl, SP Jarod Rutherford, in exchange for LF Lupe Villegas. |
08/22/2011 |
Released by the Texas Rangers. |
11/11/2011 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1998 |
33 |
1 |
1999 |
32 |
5 |
2000 |
34 |
2 |
2002 |
35 |
4 |
2003 |
33 |
9 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
2000 |
16 |
4 |
2006 |
15 |
5 |
|
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
2000 |
.640 |
8 |
2002 |
.722 |
4 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
2002 |
208.2 |
10 |
|
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1997 |
74 |
4 |
1998 |
77 |
2 |
1999 |
68 |
7 |
2000 |
65 |
10 |
2002 |
71 |
6 |
2003 |
93 |
1 |
2004 |
90 |
2 |
2006 |
79 |
4 |
2007 |
76 |
4 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1997 |
210 |
7 |
1998 |
209 |
6 |
2000 |
253 |
2 |
2002 |
219 |
6 |
2003 |
215 |
7 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
2006 |
11 |
3 |
2007 |
10 |
5 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1998 |
2.94 |
10 |
2000 |
2.93 |
6 |
2005 |
3.34 |
6 |
2006 |
3.41 |
7 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1998 |
.262 |
6 |
2002 |
.271 |
2 |
2005 |
.282 |
4 |
2006 |
.280 |
3 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
2003 |
0.52 |
1 |
2004 |
0.65 |
6 |
2006 |
0.40 |
2 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1997 |
7.06 |
3 |
1998 |
6.63 |
4 |
2000 |
7.03 |
3 |
2002 |
6.99 |
4 |
2003 |
7.61 |
10 |
2004 |
7.49 |
5 |
2005 |
7.87 |
4 |
2006 |
7.58 |
5 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1997 |
10.44 |
5 |
1998 |
9.90 |
9 |
1999 |
10.41 |
9 |
2000 |
12.35 |
1 |
2003 |
10.17 |
6 |
2004 |
9.98 |
7 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1998 |
19 |
8 |
2002 |
23 |
2 |
2006 |
19 |
7 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
2002 |
.657 |
5 |
2005 |
.654 |
3 |
2006 |
.613 |
8 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1998 |
1 |
10 |
2005 |
2 |
7 |
2007 |
2 |
7 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
2005 |
.077 |
6 |
2007 |
.065 |
7 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
2005 |
1 |
2 |
2007 |
1 |
4 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
2000 |
0.57 |
8 |
2004 |
0.57 |
6 |
2006 |
0.58 |
3 |
2007 |
0.57 |
3 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
2000 |
5.2 |
3 |
2006 |
4.3 |
10 |
|
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