Garrett Anderson

[reggiemiller rules]

Anderson has 10 rbi's tonight against the yanks.

[E.J.]

holy crap. :shock:

[Anomalied]

And it's only the sixth.

[BigSlick]

Is that a record yet?

[Butterscup1679666578]

decent, i guess.

[Milli1306]

this makes up 20% of his season RBI total... which goes to show you how far he has fallen

[Butterscup1679666578]

hes up right now with 2 on and 2 out in the bottom of the 8th

 

ground out. he sucks.

[soccer10k]

Is that a record yet?

 

Jim Bottomley on 9/24/1924 and Mark Whiten on 9/7/1993 each had 12 RBI's in a single game. Three players have 11 RBI in a single game and 12 players have 10 in a game.

[Omar]

I bet Yankees losing 18-9 made the breaking news corner ticker on ESPNEWS.

[TruffleShuffle]

this will only perpetuate the myth that he's a good player

[jersey cubs fan]

this makes up 20% of his season RBI total... which goes to show you how far he has fallen

 

Fallen from what? He wasn't that good of a player to begin with. His best players were from age 28-31, when he was a nice complimentary player. He's got a career line of .296/.326/.469 with an OPS+ of 105, and his 2007 numbers are just a bit below that. That's to be expected for a 35 year old.

[Prior4CyYoung]

Garrett Anderson in his prime was pretty decent player. He was never a superstar like Arod or anyone like that but he was still pretty good in his prime.

[jersey cubs fan]

Garrett Anderson in his prime was pretty decent player. He was never a superstar like Arod or anyone like that but he was still pretty good in his prime.

 

Yeah, he was pretty good, but nothing special, for a brief time. And now he's old, and not good.

[rawaction]

Angels shoulda sold high on Anderson years ago. Even when he was good, he wasn't getting on base nearly enough to be the middle of the order hitter he was gonna get paid to be.

[Derwood]

Garrett Anderson is the epitome of "average"

 

career .296/.326/.469, OPS+ 105

 

only 2 1/2 seasons of OPS+ over 105. 4 under 100. BLEH

[Post Count Padder]

Good hitter, but didn't get on base much and had average power. Not your typical middle of the order hitter. Wasn't a bad player in his prime, but he wasn't exactly a superstar either.

[jersey cubs fan]

Anderson is a name to keep in mind when thinking about Tyler Colvin's future.

 

His best year in the minors was age 22 in AAA. He hit .321/.356/.499 with 93 K and 28 BB in 505 AB. His career minor league line was .291/.329/.399 with 428 K and 122 BB in 2130 AB. He was a regular in the majors by age 23 and hit for average from Day 1. Power came with time, as he peaked in the 28-38 HR range in his late 20's and early 30's. Anderson was a year ahead of Colvin, as his only AA time was half of his age 20 season, and he played a full year of AAA at age 21.

 

Colvin's got a bit more power already, but that may be partially offset by him being a little older. Colvin's got a significantly worse K/BB ratio. But he's got a similar good (but not fantastic) average, terrible patience, and marginal power. I believe Colvin is significantly more athletic, as Anderson has never possesed any significant SB potential, but both were kind of tweeners between CF and a corner spot.

 

If Colvin were to mirror Anderson's career, it would be viewed as a success story, and he could provide value to the team. But they'd have to cut bait long before he signs a free agent sized contract.

[Guest]

Interesting comp, I can see it with Colvin's patience and K/BB ratio.

 

But Colvin isn't a tweener, he's a true CF. He'd only be forced to a corner OF if Pie was around and I don't see both playing regularly for the Cubs unless Pie breaks out next year.

[jersey cubs fan]

Interesting comp, I can see it with Colvin's patience and K/BB ratio.

 

But Colvin isn't a tweener, he's a true CF. He'd only be forced to a corner OF if Pie was around and I don't see both playing regularly for the Cubs unless Pie breaks out next year.

 

I definitely think he's got more of a chance to be a solid everyday CF, defensively. But there's still a chance he'll be pushed to a corner, where his productivity wouldn't be as special.