| 12/15/2000 |
Drafted in the 2000 first-year player draft by the Detroit Tigers. (Round 1, Pick 27, 27th overall pick). |
| 01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (17); Power: 6 (8); Eye: 8 (11). |
| 04/01/2001 |
Named the #62 prospect in the MLB |
| 11/23/2001 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $234,000. |
| 01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (17); Power: 6 (8); Eye: 10 (11). |
| 10/27/2002 |
Wins the 2002 World Series with the Detroit Tigers. |
| 11/21/2002 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $244,000. |
| 01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (16); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 11 (11). |
| 07/09/2003 |
Injured (herniated disc (neck)),out for 3 weeks. |
| 11/21/2003 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $256,000. |
| 01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (14); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 10 (11). |
| 02/23/2004 |
Detrimentally completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Detroit Tigers development complex. |
| 05/15/2004 |
Injured (gluteus strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
| 05/27/2004 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |
| 11/24/2004 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $700,000. |
| 01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (12); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 10 (12). |