1996-09-30 - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Athletics.
2000-12-12 - Traded by Athletics to White Sox completing trade in which White Sox sent RHP Chad Bradford to Athletics for a player to be named (Dec. 7 2000)
2000-12-13 - Traded by Athletics to White Sox for Chad Bradford.
2004-06-27 - Traded by White Sox with Michael Morse and Jeremy Reed to Mariners for Ben Davis and Freddy Garcia.
2005-07-31 - Traded by Mariners to Padres for Miguel Ojeda and Nathanel Mateo
2005-12-30 - Signed by Marlins
2007-01-16 - Signed by Marlins to avoid arbitration
2007-12-27 - Signed by Royals (1-year)
2010-01-12 - Signed by Rockies
2010-11-04 - Traded by Rockies to Blue Jays
2010-11-07 - Granted free agency
2011-01-03 - Signed by Mariners
1998 - Arizona League All-Star C; 2002 - Southern League All-Star C;
2005-2005 - Signed by SEA to 1-year contract worth $0.4m
2006-2006 - Signed by FLA to 1-year contract worth $0.7m (
12/31/2005)
2007-2007 - Signed by KC to 1-year contract worth $2m (
1/16/2007)
2008-2008 - Signed by KC to 1-year contract worth $2.15m (
12/27/2007) -- Club option for 2009
2009-2009 - Signed by KC to 1-year contract worth $2.7m (
11/3/2008) -- Exercised option and added another mututal option for 2010 ($3.3m)
2010-2010 - Signed by COL to 1-year contract worth $2.5m (
1/4/2010) -- Club option for 2011
2011-2012 - Signed by SEA to 2-year contract worth $7m (
12/10/2010) -- Club option for 2013
$200,000
$300,000
$320,000
$400,000
$700,000
$2,000,000
$2,050,000
$2,700,000
$2,000,000
$2,500,000
$3,750,000
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.