Brett Anderson's Midland Debut

by PaulThomas on Jun 27, 2008 1:18 PM EDT Comment 6 comments

And what a debut it was.

6 IP

3 H

2 ER (both coming on solo HR)

0 BB

12 K

Anderson K'd every batter in the opposing lineup at least once within the first 4 innings. The California League seemed to be a bit of a bugbear for Anderson, as evidenced by the bad luck thumb injury, but he's surmounted that hurdle. He appears to be fully back on track in the town where he was born.

What are your expectations for Anderson once he reaches the major league level? Is he a #1? A #2? A back-of-the-rotation guy? Doomed unless he locates his shaving razor, which he appears to have left behind in Stockton?

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Not a back of the rotation guy. At least a No. 3 if he stays on track. Multiple plus pitches, plus command, plus control . . .stats make him look like a finesse guy but he’s got the money pitches to be a quality pitcher at the highest level in time. The guys at BA are usually skeptical about this type of pitcher and some of them just adore Anderson, which should tell you all you need to know about how well his overall stuff rates even if he doesn’t throw hard.

by mrkupe on Jun 27, 2008 1:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

any mlb comparisons?

to pitchers in recents yrs. everything is plus except the fastball. although they did have him clocked as high as 93-94mph in spring training. maybe if he progresses similar stuff to a buehrle/mulder? i remember mulder was throwing 88mph his rookie yr. or maybe like a healthy noah lowry?

by Asfan4ever723 on Jun 27, 2008 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

how about Andy Pettite?

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by sully10x on Jun 27, 2008 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

What About

Sean Gallagher?

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by WayneCampbell08 on Jun 28, 2008 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pettite

had a pretty good fastball as recently as a few years ago

by nms on Jul 3, 2008 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great

Nice to see Anderson moving up and doing such successfully. He should be much
better than a back of the rotation type pitcher. Here’s to his continued success…

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by Charlie Brown on Jun 29, 2008 6:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs