Drafted in 44th round, 348th overall pick, by Saskatoon in 2002... Injured on 7/26/2003 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 9/4/2005 with a Bruised Foot, out for 5 days...
Injured on 5/19/2006 with a Pulled Rib Cage Muscle, out for one week...
Injured on 8/13/2007 with a Stiff Neck, out for 6 days...
Had first career hit (triple) on 9/24/2007, off Joe Daye (SEA)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/5/2008, off Hubert Bustillos (BRK)...
Drove in 6 runs against Denver on 6/23/2008...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/24/2008, hitting .450 with 3 HR, 13 RBI...
Won Outstanding Newcomer Award in 2008, hitting .280 with 18 HR, 94 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/2010, hitting .351 with 8 HR, 28 RBI...
Was selected to the 2010 Allstar game...
1/26/2011: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,400,000 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/2/2011, hitting .421 with 3 HR, 8 RBI...
1/26/2012: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,400,000 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 8 runs against Houston on 7/14/2012...
Drove in 6 runs against Houston on 9/12/2012...
1/26/2013: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,478,571 through salary arbitration...
