12/31/1998 | Drafted in the 1998 first-year player draft by the Birmingham Black Barons (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick). |
01/01/1999 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (5); Power: 3 (7); Eye: 4 (6). |
04/05/1999 | Named the #22 prospect in the ABBA |
04/25/1999 | Injured (High ankle sprain), out for 5 weeks. |
06/07/1999 | Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/04/1999 | Named the #14 prospect in the ABBA |
07/11/1999 | Was selected to the 1999 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Futures Game. |
11/02/1999 | Named the #10 prospect in the ABBA |
01/01/2000 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 4 (6). |
04/03/2000 | Named the #17 prospect in the ABBA |
07/02/2000 | Named the #10 prospect in the ABBA |
07/09/2000 | Was selected to the 2000 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Futures Game. |
10/31/2000 | Named the #9 prospect in the ABBA |
01/01/2001 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/02/2001 | Named the #17 prospect in the ABBA |
05/01/2001 | Wins the ABBA NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
06/04/2001 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/25/2001 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/2001 | Wins the ABBA NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/08/2001 | Was selected to the 2001 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
10/27/2001 | Wins the 2001 World Series with the Birmingham Black Barons. |
11/01/2001 | Finished 2nd in 2001 ABBA NL Jack Roosevelt Robinson Award voting. |
11/22/2001 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/2002 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (7). |
04/24/2002 | Hits three home runs against the Iowa Cubs, going 3-5 with 7 RBI and 4 runs scored! |
04/29/2002 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award. |
05/01/2002 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Batter of the Month Award. |
06/01/2002 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Batter of the Month Award. |
06/03/2002 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award. |
06/10/2002 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award. |
06/16/2002 | Was selected to the 2002 ABBA Triple A All-Star Game. |
08/12/2002 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award. |
08/23/2002 | Goes 5-5 against the Naperville Giants, with 3 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R. |
08/26/2002 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/2002 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Batter of the Month Award. |
10/11/2002 | Wins the 2002 AAAA SL2 Platinum Stick Award at RF. |
10/13/2002 | Wins the 2002 AAAA SL2 Most Valuable Player Award. |
11/16/2002 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/2003 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (7). |
07/13/2003 | Was selected to the 2003 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
08/26/2003 | Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $16,800,000 with the Birmingham Black Barons organization. |
09/15/2003 | Goes 5-5 against the Chicago American Giants, with 2 2B, 1 RBI and 1 R. |
01/01/2004 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (7). |
08/02/2004 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/2005 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (7). |
04/05/2005 | Injured (Fractured thumb), out for 5 weeks. |
04/24/2005 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 8 weeks. |
01/01/2006 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (7). |