Drafted: Selected by San Francisco Giants in
1st round (22nd overall) of
2003 Amateur Draft (June-Reg Phase)
2003-06-29 - signed
2005-05-28 - Traded by Giants with Jerome Williams to Cubs for LaTroy Hawkins
2006-11-16 - Traded by Cubs with Carlos Vasquez to White Sox for Neal Cotts
2008-01-28 - Traded by White Sox to Red Sox for Willy Mota and Miguel Socolovich
2008-03-06 - Signed by Red Sox (1-year)
2009-01-20 - Traded by Red Sox to Mariners for Fabian Williamson
2011-10-31 - Granted free agency
2012-02-22 - Signed by Yankees
2002 - Summer League First-Team All-American RP;
2004-2004 - Signed by SF to 1-year contract worth $0.3m
2006-2006 - Signed by CHC to 1-year contract worth $0.327m (
3/3/2006)
2007-2007 - Signed by CHW to 1-year contract worth $0.3875m (
2/28/2007)
2008-2008 - Signed by BOS to 1-year contract worth $0.40325m (
3/7/2008)
2009-2009 - Signed by SEA to 1-year contract worth $0.419m (
3/1/2009)
2010-2010 - Signed by SEA to 1-year contract worth $2.75m (
1/19/2010) -- Avoided arbitration
2011-2011 - Signed by SEA to 1-year contract worth $4.5m (
1/18/2011) -- Avoided arbitration
$300,000
$327,000
$387,500
$403,250
$419,000
$2,750,000
$4,500,000
$500,000
Salary data is available for Major Leaguers since 1985. Players not on opening day roster, for the most part, are assumed to have earned the minimum salary for that year. MLB rank in parentheses.