| 06/01/2006 | Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 8th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS). |
| 08/31/2013 | Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins for Justin Morneau. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Duke Welker (October 5, 2013) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade. |
| 03/27/2014 | Selected off waivers by the Houston Astros from the Minnesota Twins. |
| 04/17/2015 | Injured on 04/15/2015, diagnosed with a strained rib cage muscle, will miss 3 weeks. |
| 11/26/2015 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,200,000 through arbitration. |
| 01/01/2016 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50). |
| 04/18/2016 | Injured (mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 4 days. |
| 11/23/2016 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,750,000 through arbitration. |
| 01/01/2017 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 50 (50). |
| 07/07/2017 | Injured (Oblique strain), out for 5 days. |
| 08/20/2017 | Injured (Strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for 3-4 weeks. |
| 11/18/2017 | Became a free agent. |
| 01/01/2018 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (50). |