12/31/2001 | Drafted in the 2001 first-year player draft by the Chicago American Giants (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick). |
01/01/2002 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 4 (4). |
04/01/2002 | Named the #5 prospect in the ABBA |
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: 7 (7); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 4 (4). |
04/28/2003 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/13/2003 | Was selected to the 2003 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
11/05/2003 | Wins the 2003 ABBA NL Splinter Award at LF. |
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: 9 (9); Eye: 4 (4). |
09/04/2004 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-4 against the Memphis Red Sox, with 5 RBI and 2 runs scored. |
09/06/2004 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/22/2004 | Wins the 2004 ABBA NL League Championship Series MVP Award. |
11/02/2004 | Wins the 2004 ABBA NL Splinter Award at RF. |
11/22/2004 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,125,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/2005 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 5 (5). |
05/30/2005 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/2005 | Wins the ABBA NL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/10/2005 | Was selected to the 2005 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
09/12/2005 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/2005 | Wins the ABBA NL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/29/2005 | Wins the 2005 ABBA NL Splinter Award at RF. |
11/18/2005 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,037,500 through arbitration. |
01/01/2006 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 5 (5). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 2004 | 156 | 9 | 2005 | 156 | 6 | | | Year | AB | Rank | 2002 | 643 | 4 | 2003 | 636 | 5 | 2005 | 628 | 7 | | Year | H | Rank | 2002 | 174 | 8 | 2003 | 177 | 8 | 2004 | 187 | 4 | 2005 | 191 | 4 | | Year | TB | Rank | 2002 | 287 | 9 | 2003 | 303 | 5 | 2004 | 329 | 4 | 2005 | 325 | 4 | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 2003 | 32 | 10 | 2004 | 34 | 3 | 2005 | 40 | 3 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 2004 | 6 | 6 | 2005 | 5 | 8 | | Year | HR | Rank | 2002 | 28 | 9 | 2003 | 30 | 9 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 2002 | 96 | 5 | 2003 | 108 | 2 | 2004 | 110 | 3 | 2005 | 94 | 8 | | Year | R | Rank | 2003 | 90 | 10 | 2004 | 94 | 10 | 2005 | 94 | 9 | |
Year | IBB | Rank | 2002 | 5 | 6 | 2004 | 7 | 4 | 2005 | 4 | 9 | | | Year | SF | Rank | 2003 | 6 | 6 | 2004 | 7 | 6 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 2003 | 64 | 7 | 2004 | 72 | 4 | 2005 | 73 | 4 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 2004 | .304 | 4 | 2005 | .304 | 6 | |
Year | SLG | Rank | 2004 | .534 | 3 | 2005 | .518 | 5 | | Year | RC | Rank | 2004 | 108.51 | 4 | 2005 | 106.32 | 9 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 2004 | 6.47 | 8 | 2005 | 6.20 | 9 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 2004 | .231 | 8 | 2005 | .213 | 10 | | Year | WOBA | Rank | 2004 | .366 | 6 | 2005 | .365 | 7 | |
Year | OPS | Rank | 2004 | .877 | 4 | 2005 | .863 | 6 | | | | | |