06/05/1990 |
Drafted in the 1990 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick) by the Kansas City Royals. |
08/01/1990 |
Wins the PINL Batter of the Month Award. |
08/05/1990 |
Injured (oblique strain),out for 5-6 weeks. |
10/05/1990 |
Wins the 1990 PINL Platinum Stick Award at LF. |
01/01/1991 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 29 (100); Power: 59 (94); Eye: 62 (99). |
04/08/1991 |
Named the #2 prospect in the XFBL |
04/22/1991 |
Injured (oblique strain),out for one week. |
04/27/1991 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |
06/30/1991 |
Injured (dead arm),out for 4 days. |
07/05/1991 |
Injured (bruised forearm),day-to-day for 2 days. |
01/01/1992 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (90); Power: 61 (91); Eye: 60 (90). |
04/06/1992 |
Named the #2 prospect in the XFBL |
06/27/1992 |
Was selected to the 1992 American Association All-Star Game. |
07/24/1992 |
Hits three home runs against the Cleveland Indians, going 3-3 with 6 RBI and 4 runs scored! |
10/01/1992 |
Wins the XFBL AL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/01/1992 |
Wins the XFBL AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
11/01/1992 |
Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for SP Jason Schmidt, SS Jason Bates, a 1st round draft pick, and a 4th round draft pick. |
11/22/1992 |
Finished 3rd in 1992 XFBL AL Rookie of the Year Award voting. |
11/25/1992 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $67,000. |
01/01/1993 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 56 (93); Power: 85 (96); Eye: 64 (88). |
04/09/1993 |
Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 4-5 weeks. |
11/25/1993 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $69,000. |
01/01/1994 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 56 (78); Power: 81 (91); Eye: 59 (80). |
10/01/1994 |
Wins the XFBL AL Batter of the Month Award. |
11/21/1994 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $71,000. |
01/01/1995 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 64 (79); Power: 84 (90); Eye: 67 (81). |
04/04/1995 |
Injured (bruised foot),day-to-day for one week. |
05/22/1995 |
Wins the XFBL AL Player of the Week Award. |
07/09/1995 |
Was selected to the 1995 X Factor Baseball League All-Star Game. |
07/14/1995 |
Hits three home runs against the Oakland Athletics, going 3-5 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
08/01/1995 |
Wins the XFBL AL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/31/1995 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $720,000 with the Cleveland Indians organization. |
01/01/1996 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 64 (75); Power: 84 (89); Eye: 67 (79). |
02/09/1996 |
Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $15,620,000 with the Cleveland Indians organization. |
05/27/1996 |
Wins the XFBL AL Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1996 |
Wins the XFBL AL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/07/1996 |
Was selected to the 1996 X Factor Baseball League All-Star Game. |
09/11/1996 |
Hits three home runs against the California Angels, going 3-5 with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
09/16/1996 |
Wins the XFBL AL Player of the Week Award. |
11/20/1996 |
Wins the 1996 XFBL AL Silver Slugger Award at 1B. |
11/20/1996 |
Finished 2nd in 1996 XFBL AL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/1997 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (79); Power: 84 (88); Eye: 68 (76). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1994 |
161 |
2 |
1995 |
162 |
1 |
1996 |
154 |
10 |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1994 |
734 |
2 |
1995 |
745 |
3 |
1996 |
743 |
2 |
|
Year |
AB |
Rank |
1994 |
635 |
8 |
1995 |
626 |
9 |
1996 |
642 |
2 |
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
1995 |
190 |
8 |
1996 |
219 |
1 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1993 |
142 |
4 |
1994 |
165 |
5 |
1995 |
149 |
2 |
1996 |
171 |
2 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
1994 |
370 |
7 |
1995 |
383 |
2 |
1996 |
458 |
1 |
|
|
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
1993 |
38 |
3 |
1994 |
49 |
5 |
1995 |
48 |
3 |
1996 |
63 |
2 |
|
Year |
RBI |
Rank |
1994 |
133 |
7 |
1995 |
122 |
5 |
1996 |
141 |
4 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1994 |
126 |
7 |
1995 |
132 |
3 |
1996 |
148 |
1 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1994 |
87 |
9 |
1995 |
106 |
2 |
1996 |
86 |
8 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
1993 |
11 |
2 |
1994 |
15 |
3 |
1995 |
16 |
1 |
1996 |
6 |
6 |
|
Year |
HP |
Rank |
1993 |
10 |
4 |
1995 |
10 |
9 |
1996 |
10 |
10 |
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
1994 |
81 |
6 |
1995 |
94 |
1 |
1996 |
106 |
1 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1996 |
.341 |
3 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1995 |
.411 |
5 |
1996 |
.425 |
3 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1993 |
.531 |
10 |
1995 |
.612 |
3 |
1996 |
.713 |
3 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1994 |
139.02 |
10 |
1995 |
151.06 |
2 |
1996 |
192.91 |
1 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1995 |
8.59 |
7 |
1996 |
11.57 |
2 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1993 |
.259 |
5 |
1994 |
.283 |
10 |
1995 |
.308 |
3 |
1996 |
.372 |
3 |
|
Year |
wOBA |
Rank |
1995 |
.424 |
5 |
1996 |
.469 |
2 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1995 |
1.023 |
4 |
1996 |
1.138 |
2 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1995 |
5.9 |
7 |
1996 |
8.6 |
3 |
|
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