12/31/1997 | Drafted in the 1997 first-year player draft by the Detroit Stars (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick). |
01/01/1998 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (8); Power: 6 (10); Eye: 3 (6). |
04/06/1998 | Named the #3 prospect in the ABBA |
11/22/1998 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1999 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (5). |
08/27/1999 | Goes 5-6 against the Iowa Cubs, with 0 RBI and 3 R. |
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 (6); Power: 8 (10); Eye: 6 (8). |
07/23/2000 | Injured (Chronic back soreness), out for 3 weeks. |
08/24/2000 | Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 5 days. |
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: 6 (6); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 7 (7). |
05/20/2001 | Hits three home runs against the Milwaukee Bears, going 4-5 with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
06/02/2001 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $340,000 with the Detroit Stars organization. |
06/11/2001 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/2002 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 5 (5). |
07/07/2002 | Was selected to the 2002 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
10/25/2002 | Wins the 2002 ABBA NL Splinter Award at LF. |
10/29/2002 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $6,005,000 with the Detroit Stars organization. |
12/16/2002 | Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $39,340,000 with the Detroit Stars organization. |
01/01/2003 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/12/2003 | Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl. |
04/28/2003 | Injured (Sprained ankle), out for 4 weeks. |
01/01/2004 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 4 (5). |
04/19/2004 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
05/17/2004 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/20/2004 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/02/2004 | Hits three home runs against the Birmingham Black Barons, going 4-4 with 5 RBI and 4 runs scored! |
11/02/2004 | Wins the 2004 ABBA NL Ozzie Award at 1B. |
01/01/2005 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 7 (7). |
07/10/2005 | Was selected to the 2005 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
10/29/2005 | Wins the 2005 ABBA NL Ozzie Award at 1B. |
12/07/2005 | Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $126,650,000 with the Detroit Stars organization. |
01/01/2006 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 4 (4). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 2004 | 160 | 2 | 2005 | 159 | 2 | | Year | PA | Rank | 2004 | 684 | 10 | 2005 | 700 | 7 | | | | |
Year | TB | Rank | 2002 | 336 | 2 | 2004 | 330 | 3 | 2005 | 331 | 2 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 2002 | 33 | 8 | 2005 | 35 | 6 | | | Year | HR | Rank | 2001 | 33 | 3 | 2002 | 38 | 3 | 2004 | 46 | 2 | 2005 | 43 | 1 | | |
Year | RBI | Rank | 2001 | 108 | 1 | 2002 | 103 | 2 | 2004 | 119 | 2 | 2005 | 118 | 1 | | | Year | BB | Rank | 2001 | 80 | 7 | 2005 | 75 | 7 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 2001 | 7 | 8 | 2004 | 6 | 7 | 2005 | 5 | 7 | | Year | SF | Rank | 2000 | 8 | 6 | 2001 | 8 | 3 | 2003 | 7 | 4 | 2004 | 8 | 2 | |
Year | EBH | Rank | 2002 | 73 | 3 | 2004 | 71 | 5 | 2005 | 84 | 1 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 2002 | .300 | 7 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 2002 | .349 | 10 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 2002 | .545 | 1 | 2003 | .501 | 8 | 2004 | .517 | 6 | 2005 | .533 | 3 | | Year | RC | Rank | 2001 | 93.68 | 10 | 2002 | 114.47 | 3 | 2005 | 109.17 | 7 | |
Year | RC/27 | Rank | 2001 | 5.65 | 9 | 2002 | 6.82 | 3 | 2003 | 5.88 | 10 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 2001 | .207 | 9 | 2002 | .245 | 2 | 2003 | .242 | 3 | 2004 | .259 | 5 | 2005 | .283 | 1 | | Year | WOBA | Rank | 2001 | .341 | 10 | 2002 | .378 | 1 | 2005 | .361 | 9 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 2001 | .797 | 10 | 2002 | .894 | 1 | 2003 | .836 | 10 | 2005 | .862 | 7 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 2002 | 6.0 | 4 | 2005 | 5.5 | 7 | |