06/02/1998 |
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (8th) of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lake Brantley HS (Altamonte Springs, FL). |
12/15/2002 |
Traded from the Toronto Blue Jays to the Cincinnati Reds in a 4-team trade: The Oakland Athletics sent a PTBNL (SP Jason Arnold - 12/16/2002) to the Toronto Blue Jays, the Arizona Diamondbacks sent 1B Erubiel Durazo to the Oakland Athletics, and the Cincinnati Reds sent SP Elmer Dessens to the Arizona Diamondbacks |
07/12/2005 |
Was selected to the 2005 Major League All-Star Game. |
11/01/2005 |
Wins the 2005 ML NL Silver Slugger Award at SS. |
02/02/2006 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,700,000 with the Cincinnati Reds organization |
07/13/2006 |
Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Washington Nationals along with RF Austin Kearns and MR Ryan Wagner in exchange for MR Gary Majewski, SP Daryl Thompson, MR Bill Bray, SS Royce Clayton, and SS Brendon Harris |
01/22/2007 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,900,000 with the Washington Nationals organization |
07/31/2008 |
Released by the Washington Nationals |
08/05/2008 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $390,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization |
10/30/2008 |
Became a free agent |
12/12/2008 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,500,000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization |
07/19/2009 |
Traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for LF Cole Gillespie and MR Roque Mercedes |
02/27/2010 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization |