12/31/2000 | Drafted in the 2000 first-year player draft by the Milwaukee Bears (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick). |
01/01/2001 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (7); Power: 3 (9); Eye: 4 (7). |
04/02/2001 | Named the #5 prospect in the ABBA |
04/08/2001 | Injured (Bruised hand), day-to-day for 2 days. |
04/09/2001 | Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 3 weeks. |
06/24/2001 | Was selected to the 2001 ABBA Double A All-Star Game. |
07/01/2001 | Named the #2 prospect in the ABBA |
07/08/2001 | Was selected to the 2001 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Futures Game. |
01/01/2002 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (6); Power: 3 (9); Eye: 5 (7). |
04/01/2002 | Named the #10 prospect in the ABBA |
06/30/2002 | Named the #1 prospect in the ABBA |
07/07/2002 | Was selected to the 2002 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Futures Game. |
01/01/2003 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (9); Eye: 5 (7). |
04/07/2003 | Named the #7 prospect in the ABBA |
09/01/2003 | Wins the ABBA NL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/01/2003 | Wins the ABBA NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
11/05/2003 | Finished 2nd in 2003 ABBA NL Jack Roosevelt Robinson Award voting. |
11/27/2003 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/2004 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 6 (7). |
04/26/2004 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/11/2004 | Was selected to the 2004 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
11/02/2004 | Finished 3rd in 2004 ABBA NL Most Impactful Player Award voting. |
11/24/2004 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/2005 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 6 (7). |
06/27/2005 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/10/2005 | Was selected to the 2005 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
10/09/2005 | Wins the 2005 ABBA NL Division Round MVP Award. |
11/18/2005 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,500,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/2006 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 6 (7). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year | PA | Rank | 2003 | 681 | 9 | 2004 | 707 | 6 | | Year | AB | Rank | 2003 | 637 | 4 | 2004 | 661 | 1 | 2005 | 627 | 9 | | Year | H | Rank | 2003 | 179 | 7 | 2004 | 189 | 3 | 2005 | 182 | 7 | | Year | K | Rank | 2003 | 175 | 3 | 2004 | 145 | 9 | 2005 | 120 | 9 | |
Year | TB | Rank | 2003 | 295 | 8 | 2004 | 314 | 5 | 2005 | 313 | 7 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 2003 | 36 | 8 | 2005 | 36 | 4 | | | Year | R | Rank | 2004 | 99 | 5 | 2005 | 103 | 4 | | |
Year | EBH | Rank | 2003 | 63 | 8 | 2005 | 68 | 6 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 2003 | .281 | 10 | 2004 | .286 | 7 | 2005 | .290 | 8 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 2005 | .499 | 7 | | Year | RC | Rank | 2004 | 100.06 | 10 | 2005 | 109.08 | 8 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 2005 | 6.44 | 6 | |
Year | WOBA | Rank | 2005 | .360 | 10 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 2005 | .843 | 10 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 2004 | 6.4 | 3 | 2005 | 5.5 | 8 | | | |