Josh Anderson - Atlanta

for the EKU Colonels and was a helluva college player there

He is, in fact, becoming the most likely 4th OF candidate for the Braves. This would likely push Brandon Jones back to Richmond.

But as for the rest of it, well, no.

The only thing I ever read on the AJC website about Anderson and Princeton was that Princeton offered him an academic scholarship and wanted him to come there to play both baseball and basketball. He didn't end up going there.

And he's no "blowing by" anyone. The Braves were never (EVER) going to bring up Schafer to have him "caddy" for Kotsay. If Schafer makes the bigs this year for any extended period of time, it'll be to start most days. So yeah, Anderson is probably going to be the backup CF, but that's got nothing to do with Schafer.

As for what to expect, well, if he played full-time, I'd expect a decent BA coupled with a poor walk rate. He's got elite base stealing ability and he's a strong defender in CF. Oh, he's also got very little power (like 10 HRs in 600 pro games or something like that). Basically, he's a glove guy and a pinch runner who will maybe get 200-300 ABs over the course of the year depending on how often he spells Kotsay and how successful Diaz is in a full-time role in LF.

Josh Anderson is basically Michael Bourn with 25 less OBP points because of a lesser sense of plate discipline. The only reason he is not the leading candidate for the Houston Astros CF job is that well, they acquired Bourn. Kotsay hasn't exactly been lighting it up and Anderson could start ahead of him if he provides the same style of spark in Atlanta that he did in his cup of coffee in Houston last year. I say that AT WORST he becomes the 4th OF on the Braves this year.

Also, on the scholarships . . . I had a scholarship for football to Princeton (granted this was 1994) that I turned down for an academic scholarship elsewhere. Princeton does effectively offer scholarships, though creative accounting may show that they technically do not.

He's the white Juan Pierre

My interest comes from playing in a 14 Team NL only auction keeper league.  As you can imagine, you have to make a few choices between 4th (and occasionally 5th) outfielders.  Base thieves are at a premium, so if Anderson could get 250-300 ABs and steal 35 bases, he becomes very valuable in this league. Since we're located in Alaska and no one here is a particular Atlanta fan, it's quite possible he might slip by the radar of some owners, and maybe go at a "sleeper" price.  Sounds like he might be worth a flier on auction day.