| Player History |
| 01-01-1998 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (13); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 8 (8). |
| 11-21-1998 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $260,897 through automatic renewal. |
| 01-01-1999 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 8 (8). |
| 11-16-1999 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $276,451 through arbitration. |
| 01-01-2000 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 10 (11). |
| 05-29-2000 | Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 11-19-2000 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,108,160 through arbitration. |
| 01-01-2001 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 14 (18). |
| 11-17-2001 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,537,500 through arbitration. |
| 01-01-2002 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (14); Power: 14 (15); Eye: 11 (11). |
| 11-23-2002 | Became a free agent. |
| 12-22-2002 | Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $9,022,200 with the Anaheim Angels organization. |
| 01-01-2003 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 13 (14). |
| 11-01-2003 | Was traded by the Anaheim Angels to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for C A. Pierzynski, $525,016. |
| 01-01-2004 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (13); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 13 (14). |
| 01-01-2005 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (14); Power: 16 (18); Eye: 11 (12). |
| 01-08-2005 | Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $48,631,200 with the Minnesota Twins organization. |
| 05-23-2005 | Hits three home runs against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, going 3-4 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
| 01-01-2006 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 12 (14). |
| 05-29-2006 | Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06-01-2006 | Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 06-05-2006 | Injured (torn thigh muscle), out for 4 weeks. |
| 09-12-2006 | Injured (bruised wrist), out for 2 weeks. |
| 01-01-2007 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (16); Power: 13 (14); Eye: 10 (10). |
| 06-27-2007 | Was selected to the 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 07-31-2007 | Injured (strained calf muscle), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
| 01-01-2008 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (16); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 11 (12). |