12/31/1995 | Drafted in the 1995 first-year player draft by the Kansas City Packers (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick). |
01/01/1996 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 6 (9); Eye: 4 (6). |
04/01/1996 | Named the #10 prospect in the ABBA |
04/29/1996 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
05/01/1996 | Wins the ABBA AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
05/13/1996 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1996 | Wins the ABBA AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/07/1996 | Was selected to the 1996 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
10/31/1996 | Wins the 1996 ABBA AL Ozzie Award at LF. |
11/22/1996 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1997 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 4 (6). |
09/08/1997 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
11/25/1997 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1998 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
05/12/1998 | Goes 5-5 against the Caribou Caribou, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R. |
05/18/1998 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1998 | Wins the ABBA AL Batter of the Month Award. |
06/15/1998 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
06/16/1998 | Goes 5-6 against the Washington Senators, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 2 R. |
07/12/1998 | Was selected to the 1998 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
08/31/1998 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
11/20/1998 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,000,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1999 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
01/21/1999 | Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $57,390,000 with the Kansas City Monarchs organization. |
05/10/1999 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
07/11/1999 | Was selected to the 1999 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
01/01/2000 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 5 (6). |
07/01/2000 | Wins the ABBA AL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/09/2000 | Was selected to the 2000 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
01/01/2001 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
11/01/2001 | Wins the 2001 ABBA AL Ozzie Award at CF. |
01/01/2002 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (7). |
06/14/2002 | Goes 0-3 against the Caribou Caribou, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
07/07/2002 | Was selected to the 2002 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
01/01/2003 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
01/01/2004 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
12/05/2004 | Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $72,240,000 with the Kansas City Monarchs organization. |
01/01/2005 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (7). |
01/01/2006 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1996 | 156 | 8 | 1997 | 156 | 9 | 1998 | 156 | 8 | 1999 | 156 | 5 | 2000 | 156 | 6 | 2001 | 157 | 4 | 2004 | 156 | 9 | 2005 | 157 | 4 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1998 | 717 | 4 | 1999 | 688 | 10 | 2000 | 707 | 3 | 2001 | 700 | 10 | 2003 | 684 | 9 | 2004 | 697 | 9 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1996 | 635 | 5 | 1997 | 636 | 5 | 1998 | 661 | 1 | 2000 | 654 | 1 | 2001 | 640 | 5 | 2003 | 611 | 9 | 2004 | 636 | 4 | | Year | H | Rank | 1997 | 181 | 8 | 1998 | 212 | 1 | 2000 | 190 | 4 | 2001 | 193 | 4 | 2003 | 185 | 3 | 2004 | 183 | 3 | 2005 | 178 | 8 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1998 | 326 | 3 | 2000 | 299 | 8 | 2001 | 293 | 10 | 2004 | 301 | 8 | 2005 | 287 | 9 | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 2000 | 45 | 3 | 2005 | 42 | 3 | | | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1998 | 100 | 10 | | Year | R | Rank | 1998 | 105 | 4 | 2003 | 104 | 8 | |
| Year | IBB | Rank | 1999 | 6 | 4 | 2001 | 7 | 2 | 2002 | 6 | 2 | 2003 | 6 | 3 | 2004 | 6 | 9 | | | Year | SF | Rank | 2000 | 7 | 9 | 2001 | 7 | 7 | 2005 | 7 | 7 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 2000 | 67 | 6 | 2005 | 65 | 7 | |
Year | AVG | Rank | 1998 | .321 | 1 | 2000 | .291 | 10 | 2001 | .302 | 10 | 2003 | .303 | 8 | 2005 | .295 | 8 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1998 | .369 | 6 | 1999 | .375 | 10 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1998 | .493 | 7 | 2005 | .476 | 10 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1998 | 119.86 | 4 | 2004 | 104.08 | 10 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1998 | 6.94 | 4 | |
Year | WOBA | Rank | 1998 | .374 | 6 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1998 | .862 | 6 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1998 | 5.8 | 9 | 1999 | 6.3 | 8 | 2000 | 6.0 | 10 | 2001 | 6.4 | 3 | 2004 | 6.2 | 6 | | | |