1998 - Pittsburgh Pirates Minor League Player of the Year; Southern League All-Star OF; 2006 - Kansas City Royals Player of the Year;
2005-2005 - Signed by KC to 1-year contract worth $0.355m -- Minor league contract
2006-2006 - Signed by KC to 1-year contract worth $1.775m (
2/8/2006) -- Lost arbitration
2007-2007 - Signed by KC to 1-year contract worth $3.45m (
1/17/2007) -- Avoided arbitration
2008-2008 - Signed by OAK to 1-year contract worth $1.45m (
1/11/2008)
2009-2009 - Signed by SD to 1-year contract worth $0.65m (
2/17/2009) -- Minor League Contract
$150,000
$170,000
$200,000
$175,000
$265,000
$355,000
$1,775,000
$3,450,000
$1,400,000
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.
1998 - Batting Avg Above .330
Sou --- 0.3305
2005 -
3 Doubles in game MLB--- 3
2006 - 40 Doubles
AL --- 41