| 12/15/1988 |
Drafted in the 1988 first-year player draft by the Minnesota Twins. (Supplemental Round 1, Pick 4, 30th overall pick). |
| 01/01/1989 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (14); Power: 8 (11); Eye: 8 (10). |
| 07/02/1989 |
Named the #65 prospect in the MLB |
| 10/24/1989 |
Named the #73 prospect in the MLB |
| 01/01/1990 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (14); Power: 8 (11); Eye: 8 (10). |
| 05/27/1990 |
Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks. |
| 07/01/1990 |
Named the #80 prospect in the MLB |
| 07/19/1990 |
Injured on 07/18/1990, diagnosed with an oblique strain, will miss 2 weeks. |
| 10/23/1990 |
Named the #82 prospect in the MLB |
| 01/01/1991 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (14); Power: 9 (11); Eye: 8 (10). |
| 07/07/1991 |
Named the #80 prospect in the MLB |
| 01/01/1992 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (15); Power: 9 (11); Eye: 8 (10). |
| 11/15/1992 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000. |
| 01/01/1993 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (15); Power: 10 (11); Eye: 9 (10). |
| 11/19/1993 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $158,000. |
| 01/01/1994 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (14); Power: 10 (11); Eye: 10 (10). |
| 04/21/1994 |
Injured (precautionary reasons (head injury)),out for 1 day. |
| 04/25/1994 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 08/15/1994 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 10/12/1994 |
Suspended 4 games after ejection following arguing a strike call. |
| 11/23/1994 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $700,000. |
| 01/01/1995 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (14); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 10 (10). |
| 09/22/1995 |
Injured on 09/21/1995, diagnosed with a torn quad, will miss 6 weeks. |
| 11/21/1995 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,400,000. |
| 01/01/1996 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (14); Power: 10 (11); Eye: 10 (11). |
| 02/20/1996 |
Injured (shoulder tendinitis),out for 2 weeks. |
| 11/19/1996 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,800,000. |
| 01/01/1997 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 10 (12). |
| 02/26/1997 |
Injured (precautionary reasons (head injury)),out for 1 day. |
| 04/07/1997 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 05/07/1997 |
Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
| 08/08/1997 |
Injured on 08/07/1997, diagnosed with a strained abdominal muscle, is day-to-day. |
| 11/22/1997 |
Became a free agent. |
| 12/23/1997 |
Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $3,900,000 with the Houston Astros organization. |
| 01/01/1998 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (13); Power: 9 (10); Eye: 10 (13). |
| 07/04/1998 |
Goes 0-2 against the Arizona Diamondbacks, ending his hitting streak at 22 games. |
| 01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (12); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 11 (14). |
| 01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 11 (11). |
| 06/15/2000 |
Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for 2 days. |
| 06/19/2000 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |