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2008: Signed a minor league contract with the Tampa
Bay Rays on February 7...had his contract purchased from Durham
(AAA) by Tampa Bay on March 29.
2003: Was assigned to Syracuse (AAA) on June 23 on
a rehab assignment...activated by Toronto on June 26.
2002: Ranked the sixth best player in the Toronto organization
by Baseball America...ranked the fourth best player in
the Toronto organization by TopProspectAlert.com.
2001: February 1, Eric was listed as the eleventh
best prospect in the Cubs organization by Baseball America...Eric
was traded to Oakland for Scott Chiasson and Miguel Cairo on
March 28th...See what Eric thinks about minor league baseball,
the Hogs, and more on his Survey...News
Story: Former
Hog Hinske getting comfortable in A's organization...News
Story: Cheering
section not enough...News Story: Wake
Up Call: Hinske Not A Sleeper in Sacramento...News Story:
Birthday
boy has grand celebration...was selected as the Pacific
Coast League Player of the Week for the week of August 6-12...named
the most improved player of the Sacramento River Cats...Hogs
in the Minors Player of the Week four times...Hogs in the Minors
Player of the Year...played in the Arizona Fall League for the
Phoenix Desert Dogs, he hit 8 homeruns...Phoenix beat Grand Canyon
(Joe Jester) 12-8 to win the Arizona Fall League Championship.
Hinske was 1-3 with two walks...joined Hermosillo of the Mexican
Pacific League once the Arizona Fall League was over...Eric and
minor league pitcher Justin Miller were traded from Oakland to
Toronto for closer Billy Koch on December 7.
2000: August 14, Eric was one of seven members of
the Chicago Cubs minor league system selected to their season
in the Arizona Fall League...2000 Diamond Jaxx team awards: Eric
Hinske won the Robert's Jewelers Fans Choice Award and "The
2300" Hitter of the Year, while Corey Patterson won Prospect
of the Year, Jason Smith won the "Good Guy" of the
Year and Courtney Duncan and Nate Teut won Co-Pitcher of the
Year...Eric and the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx won the Southern
League Championship three games to two on September 17th. Eric
hit three home runs in the playoffs...On July 8, Eric hit a three
run game winning homerun in the 18th inning to break a 0-0 tie...Hogs
in the Minors Player of the Week three times...played for Mesa
of the Arizona Fall League.
1999: Eric made the Florida State League's All-Star
team...wore number 15 with Daytona...hit for the cycle on July
24.
1998: Selected by the Cubs in the 17th round of the
draft...signed on June 17...made the New York-Penn League's All-Star
team.
College: Played at the UofA from 1996-98...Eric
tied for the SEC lead in runs scored with 87 at Arkansas in 1997.
That is the single season record at Arkansas...On April 24, 1998
Eric hit two homeruns, a grand slam and a three run shot, and
had 8 RBI's in a game at Kentucky.
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