Current Contract
Signed a one-year, $1.4 million contract on January 4, 2008. His contract includes a base salary of $1.4 million plus a possible $250,000 additional in performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 250, 300, 350, 400 and 450 plate appearances.

Agent: CSMG

Became a Cardinal
Acquired from the Colorado Rockies with outfielder Larry Bigbie in exchange for pitcher Ray King on December 7, 2005.

2008 Season
Aaron Miles had his best offensive season since 2004, posting a career high batting line of .317/.355/.398 (BA/OBP/SLG), while playing everywhere except at first base and behind the plate. His fielding percentage was solid and above average at every position played, warranting a new contract from the organization in 2009.

2007 Season
Perhaps the Cardinals most valuable infielder in 2007, Miles played in 133 games and hit .290. By mid-season Miles was playing every-day either at short or second due to the injuries and ineffectiveness of David Eckstein and Adam Kennedy.

Career Notes
Miles was non-tendered by the Cardinals at the end of the 2007 season, before signing a one year deal in January.

Miles appeared in 135 games for the Cardinals in 2006, batting .265 with 30 RBI. He started 71 games at second base, including Opening Day, and started 31 games at shortstop over the season's final two months while filling in for the injured David Eckstein. The switch-hitter batted .291 versus left-handed pitchers and had a team-high 21 infield hits. He tied the club Opening Day record with four hits, falling a home runs shy of hitting for the cycle.

A 19th round draft pick of the Houston Astros in 1995, Miles was taken by the White Sox in the Triple-A phase of the Rule 5 Draft in 2000. After winning the Double-A Southern Leaguge MVP and batting title in 2002 and batting .304/.351/.445 with 11 homers and 50 RBIs in 133 games at Triple-A Charlotte in 2003, Miles received his first taste of the big leagues with the White Sox in September, 2003. In December, 2003, the White Sox dealt him to the Colorado Rockies for infielder Juan Uribe.

Miles became the Rockies starting second baseman in 2004 and led all major league rookies in hits (153) and runs scored (75) while leading all NL rookies with a .293 average. He finished fourth in NL Rookie of the Year voting. After the season, on December 4, he underwent successful surgery on his right knee to remove a cyst.

In 643 career Major League games with the White Sox, Rockies and Cardinals, Miles is a .289/.329/.364 hitter with 16 home runs.

Contract Info: Cot's Baseball Contracts

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