This chapter discusses how Josh's Major League career started to become even brighter. He still was drug tested three times a week just to make sure he didn't turn back. He didn't mind being tested so frequently because it showed everyone he had nothing to hide, and that he was being true to himself. Josh had to be especially careful because one more failed drug test would result in a lifetime ban from professional baseball. Josh got so he thought very little about using drugs.
By the end of Josh's rookie year, he finished with a batting average of .292, nineteen home runs, and forty-seven runs batted in. This a pretty good season for a rookie especially considering his long layoff from baseball. The Reds still finished with a disappointing record of 72-90. Also, out of the 162-game season, Josh only played ninety games because of so many injuries.
During the off season, there were trade rumors to try to improve the Reds' pitching staff that included Josh's name. The Reds saw some pitchers from the Rangers that they liked and settled on them. The Rangers were interested because they were in need of a center fielder and Josh fit that category. On December 21, 2007, Josh got word that the Reds had traded him to the Rangers for minor league pitchers Edinson Volquez and Danny Herrera. Immediately, this trade changed Josh's whole Major League career.
He became really good friends with teammates Ian Kinsler, Michael Young, Hank Black, and Milton Bradley. He hung out with them all the time and really had a lot of fun with all of them. At that point, the Rangers didn't have a very good pitching staff, but they did have one of the best offenses in all of baseball. Josh was having a good season at the All-Star break, and he was leading the league in RBI(Runs Batted In). He made his very first All-Star game along with fellow teammates Ian Kinsler, Michael Young, and Milton Bradley. Not only did he make the team, but he was also the leading vote-getter among all American League outfielders by passing Manny Ramirez of the Boston Red Sex. At this point in his career, Josh knew that this was exactly where he was supposed to be in his life.
By the end of Josh's rookie year, he finished with a batting average of .292, nineteen home runs, and forty-seven runs batted in. This a pretty good season for a rookie especially considering his long layoff from baseball. The Reds still finished with a disappointing record of 72-90. Also, out of the 162-game season, Josh only played ninety games because of so many injuries.
During the off season, there were trade rumors to try to improve the Reds' pitching staff that included Josh's name. The Reds saw some pitchers from the Rangers that they liked and settled on them. The Rangers were interested because they were in need of a center fielder and Josh fit that category. On December 21, 2007, Josh got word that the Reds had traded him to the Rangers for minor league pitchers Edinson Volquez and Danny Herrera. Immediately, this trade changed Josh's whole Major League career.
He became really good friends with teammates Ian Kinsler, Michael Young, Hank Black, and Milton Bradley. He hung out with them all the time and really had a lot of fun with all of them. At that point, the Rangers didn't have a very good pitching staff, but they did have one of the best offenses in all of baseball. Josh was having a good season at the All-Star break, and he was leading the league in RBI(Runs Batted In). He made his very first All-Star game along with fellow teammates Ian Kinsler, Michael Young, and Milton Bradley. Not only did he make the team, but he was also the leading vote-getter among all American League outfielders by passing Manny Ramirez of the Boston Red Sex. At this point in his career, Josh knew that this was exactly where he was supposed to be in his life.
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