12/31/1997 | Drafted in the 1997 first-year player draft by the Milwaukee Bears (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick). |
01/01/1998 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 6 (8); Eye: 6 (7). |
04/06/1998 | Named the #26 prospect in the ABBA |
06/28/1998 | Was selected to the 1998 ABBA Double A All-Star Game. |
07/05/1998 | Named the #8 prospect in the ABBA |
07/12/1998 | Was selected to the 1998 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Futures Game. |
08/17/1998 | Injured (Food poisoning), out for 2 days. |
10/06/1998 | Wins the 1998 AA AA Platinum Stick Award at LF. |
10/08/1998 | Finished 2nd in 1998 AA AA Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
10/31/1998 | Named the #7 prospect in the ABBA |
01/01/1999 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
04/05/1999 | Named the #11 prospect in the ABBA |
05/01/1999 | Wins the ABBA NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/17/1999 | Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 3 days. |
11/24/1999 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/2000 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
08/23/2000 | Suspended 3 games after ejection following arguing a strike call. |
11/22/2000 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/2001 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 8 (8). |
05/06/2001 | Injured (Oblique strain), out for 1-2 weeks. |
11/01/2001 | Wins the 2001 ABBA NL Ozzie Award at LF. |
11/21/2001 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $315,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/2002 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 8 (8). |
04/29/2002 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
11/14/2002 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,875,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/2003 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7). |
07/13/2003 | Was selected to the 2003 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
11/09/2003 | Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $24,640,000 with the Milwaukee Bears organization. |
01/01/2004 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
05/18/2004 | Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 2 days. |
07/11/2004 | Was selected to the 2004 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
01/01/2005 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7). |
07/10/2005 | Was selected to the 2005 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/12/2005 | Earned 2005 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game MVP honors. |
01/01/2006 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year | K | Rank | 1999 | 140 | 5 | 2001 | 132 | 7 | 2002 | 118 | 9 | 2003 | 127 | 9 | | | Year | HR | Rank | 1999 | 25 | 8 | 2002 | 29 | 8 | 2003 | 31 | 8 | 2004 | 36 | 6 | 2005 | 32 | 6 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 2004 | 96 | 8 | 2005 | 104 | 4 | |
| Year | BB | Rank | 1999 | 71 | 9 | 2002 | 104 | 1 | 2003 | 90 | 3 | 2004 | 92 | 2 | 2005 | 86 | 3 | | | Year | HP | Rank | 1999 | 4 | 7 | 2000 | 5 | 4 | 2001 | 2 | 10 | | |
Year | OBP | Rank | 2003 | .345 | 10 | 2004 | .364 | 4 | 2005 | .356 | 7 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 2004 | .484 | 10 | | Year | RC | Rank | 2004 | 103.37 | 8 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 2004 | 6.57 | 7 | 2005 | 6.33 | 8 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 2002 | .198 | 10 | 2003 | .211 | 9 | 2004 | .224 | 9 | 2005 | .231 | 3 | |
Year | WOBA | Rank | 2004 | .366 | 7 | 2005 | .365 | 6 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 2004 | .848 | 8 | 2005 | .846 | 9 | | | | |