| Player History |
| 01-01-1997 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 5 (5). |
| 01-01-1998 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (4). |
| 01-01-1999 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 12 (13); Eye: 12 (13). |
| 04-30-1999 | Injured (strained Achilles tendon), out for 3 weeks. |
| 07-26-1999 | Wins the MLBAAA SL1 Player of the Week Award. |
| 08-07-1999 | Injured (torn hip muscle), out for 8-9 weeks. |
| 12-10-1999 | Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Anaheim Angels in exchange for SP S. Schoeneweis. |
| 01-01-2000 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (15); Power: 12 (15); Eye: 9 (9). |
| 05-01-2000 | Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
| 11-09-2000 | Was traded by the Anaheim Angels to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for 1B F. McGriff. |
| 11-22-2000 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $292,814 through automatic renewal. |
| 01-01-2001 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 12 (12). |
| 05-02-2001 | Injured (blurred vision), out for 1-2 weeks. |
| 11-20-2001 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $302,089 through automatic renewal. |
| 01-01-2002 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 11 (12); Eye: 13 (15). |
| 06-11-2002 | Was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the St. Louis Cardinals, along with MR C. Vance, in exchange for LF D. Young. |
| 06-17-2002 | Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 10-30-2002 | Won the 2002 Major League Baseball World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals! |
| 11-20-2002 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,406,320 through arbitration. |
| 01-01-2003 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 12 (12). |
| 11-16-2003 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,725,056 through arbitration. |
| 12-04-2003 | Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Anaheim Angels, along with $2,397,816, in exchange for CF C. Figgins. |
| 01-01-2004 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (14); Power: 10 (11); Eye: 15 (17). |
| 11-21-2004 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,216,780 through arbitration. |
| 12-15-2004 | Was traded by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for MR C. Zerbe. |
| 01-01-2005 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 10 (11); Eye: 15 (17). |
| 09-21-2005 | Injured (swollen eye), day-to-day for 4 days. |
| 11-21-2005 | Became a free agent. |
| 01-01-2006 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 11 (12); Eye: 13 (14). |
| 02-07-2006 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,725,200 with the Philadelphia Phillies organization. |
| 03-31-2006 | Injured (bruised wrist), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
| 11-24-2006 | Became a free agent. |
| 01-01-2007 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 13 (14). |
| 02-07-2007 | Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $12,925,200 with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
| 07-22-2007 | Injured (strained hip muscle), day-to-day for one week. |
| 01-01-2008 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 10 (11); Eye: 13 (15). |