| 06/01/1995 | Drafted in the 1995 first-year player draft (Round 6, 159th overall pick) by the San Francisco Giants | 
 	 | 11/14/2003 | Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Minnesota Twins along with P Boof Bonser and P Francisco Liriano in exchange for C A.J. Pierzynski | 
 	 | 07/13/2004 | Was selected to the 2004 Major League All-Star Game. | 
 	 | 07/12/2005 | Was selected to the 2005 Major League All-Star Game. | 
 	 | 07/10/2008 | Was selected to the 2008 Major League All-Star Game. | 
 	 | 07/10/2009 | Was selected to the 2009 Major League All-Star Game. | 
 	 | 11/01/2009 | Wins the 2009 ML AL Rolaids Relief Award. | 
 	 | 11/21/2011 | Signed as a free agent by the Texas Rangers | 
 	 | 07/10/2012 | Was selected to the 2012 Major League All-Star Game. | 
 	 | 07/16/2013 | Was selected to the 2013 Major League All-Star Game. | 
 	 | 04/27/2015 | Injured (oblique strain), out for 1-2 weeks. | 
 	 | 06/27/2015 | Was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the San Diego Padres, along with $6,000,000,  in exchange for RP Josh Johnson, SP Brandon Maurer. | 
 	 | 11/29/2015 | Became a free agent. | 
 	 | 01/01/2016 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50). | 
 	 | 01/19/2016 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,600,000 with the Seattle Mariners organization. | 
 	 | 04/03/2016 | Released by the Seattle Mariners. | 
 	 | 05/19/2016 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,471,750 with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. | 
 	 | 07/03/2016 | Released by the Arizona Diamondbacks. | 
 	 | 01/01/2017 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (50). | 
 	 | 12/05/2017 | Signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants organization. | 
 	 | 01/01/2018 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (60); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 35 (50). | 
 	 | 04/08/2018 | Released by the San Francisco organization. |