06/02/1999 |
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 38th round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from Claremont Secondary School (Victoria, BC). |
06/05/2000 |
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 17th round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from Central Arizona College (Coolidge, AZ). |
04/01/2005 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $9,000,000 with the Oakland Athletics organization. |
07/08/2008 |
Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Chicago Cubs along with P Chad Gaudin in exchange for C Josh Donaldson, P Sean Gallagher, OF Matt Murton, and IF Eric Patterson. |
12/10/2009 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,500,000 with the Texas Rangers organization. |
12/21/2010 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000 with the Oakland Athletics organization. |
12/21/2012 |
Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins. |