06/07/2004 |
Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 3rd round of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lake Wales HS (Lake Wales, FL). |
12/09/2012 |
Traded by the Tampa Bay Rays to the Kansas City Royals with P James Shields and a PTBNL (IF Elliot Johnson - 02/12/2013) for OF Wil Myers, IF Patrick Leonard, P Mike Montgomery, and P Jake Odorizzi. |
12/02/2016 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $42,000,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
01/01/2017 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 11 (11). |
07/16/2017 |
Was selected to the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
11/13/2017 |
Finished 2nd in 2017 MLB AL Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award voting. |
01/01/2018 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 12 (12). |
04/29/2018 |
Injured (shoulder inflammation), out for 4-5 months. |
11/10/2018 |
Decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract. |
01/01/2019 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 8 (8). |
08/14/2019 |
Injured (Strained Quadriceps), out for 6 days. |
01/01/2020 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (16); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 8 (8). |
01/01/2021 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 8 (8). |
11/28/2021 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/2022 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 8 (8). |
01/01/2023 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 8 (8). |
01/01/2023 |
Retired from professional baseball. |