Drafted: Selected by Cincinnati Reds in
2nd round (50th overall) of
1998 Amateur Draft (June-Reg Phase)
1998-06-11 - signed
2007-10-31 - Option Exercised by Reds for 2008
2008-08-11 - Traded by Reds to Diamondbacks for Dallas Buck and a player to be named later (Micah Owings)
2009-02-11 - Signed by Nationals (2-years)
2010-11-07 - Granted free agency
2010-12-03 - Signed by White Sox
2001 - Baseball America 1st team Minor League All-Star OF; Cincinnati Reds Minor League Player of the Year; NL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #4); Triple-A All-Star Game MVP; 2002 - Played in MLB All-Star Game (NL); 2004 - Cincinnati Reds Player of the Year; NL MVP (Voting Rank: #28); 2005 - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #26); 2007 - Cincinnati Reds Player of the Year; Major League 2nd All-Star (end of season) LF; 2010 - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #22);
2005-2005 - Signed by CIN to 1-year contract worth $4.6m (
1/18/2005) -- Avoided arbitration
2006-2007 - Signed by CIN to 2-year contract worth $18.5m (
2/14/2006) -- Club option for 2008
2008-2008 - Signed by CIN to 1-year contract worth $13m (
10/31/2007) -- Option year from 2006 contract
2009-2010 - Signed by WAN to 2-year contract worth $20m (
2/11/2009)
2011-2014 - Signed by CHW to 4-year contract worth $56m (
12/3/2010)
$200,000
$250,000
$400,000
$445,000
$4,600,000
$7,500,000
$10,500,000
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