Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN · 5m5 minutes ago The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a one-year, $10 million deal with left-hander Brett Anderson, with $4m in possible incentives. kinda expensive for someone who doesn't stay healthy, like ever. But I've ALWAYS been a fan of his. also he has a really good twitter account too which can make up some of the overpay probably
If he agreed to work as a setup man then cool. If he's planning to be our #5 then not cool. Our back end of our rotation is gonna miss so many games
Really don't know what to make of this, kinda requires a backup signing like Billingsley, Beachy or Medlen, unless they are just gonna have Bolsinger and Wieland fill that 6th starter in AAA role.
Wow. The money = the talent, but not the durability. I've always tried to draft him in fantasy leagues, up until last year when I gave up. I have a couple of friends who bet baseball games and I suggested Anderson as a pretty good bet...both guys took the advice and booked a winner. I hope the contract is based on IP or starts. Pretty damn risky business.
That's less of an issue if the top 3 make closer to their scheduled 98 starts (33-33-32) instead of the 85 that they made last year.
Dodgers To Sign Brett Anderson By Jeff Todd [December 15, 2014 at 4:54pm CST] 4:53pm: The incentives kick in at 150 innings pitched, Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports tweets. The Braves and Royals were also among the final teams in pursuit, he adds. 4:20pm: The Dodgers have agreed to a one-year, $10MM deal with lefty Brett Anderson, Buster Olney of ESPN.com reports on Twitter. Anderson can earn up to $4MM in incentives through the deal, per Olney. The signing represents yet another fascinating move out of the new L.A. front office. Anderson is still only 26 years old and has generally been quite effective when healthy. But he has not thrown over 100 innings since 2010, falling prey to a variety of maladies, including a UCL tear (and resulting Tommy John surgery) and a stress fracture in his foot. Last year, Anderson fell victim to a freak finger fracture on a hit-by-pitch and ended the year on the operating table for a bulging disc in his back. With risk looming large in his profile, the Rockies paid Anderson a $1.5MM buyout rather than picking up his $12MM club option. Anderson was also pursued by the Yankees and Athletics before picking his new home, Olney further tweets. For their money, the Dodgers will be adding a true high-ceiling, high-risk arm for the following season. That is the kind of chance a deep-pocketed club can take, of course, as Los Angeles will have options to fill the void if Anderson fails to stay healthy. If it all works out, it would not be surprising to find that Anderson becomes the steal of the offseason. He threw to a 2.91 ERA last year in just 43 1/3 frames, posting 6.0 K/9 and 2.7 BB/9 along with a typically outstanding 61% groundball rate. Over 494 career innings, Anderson’s earned run average stands at 3.73, but his career FIP (3.51), xFIP (3.52), and SIERA (3.55) all paint him in even a better light. If one accepts the premise that Anderson would have posted better numbers had he not been constantly succumbing to and returning from injury, his true talent ceiling is probably quite high. Anderson and Brandon McCarthy will, when their signings are official, step into a rotation fronted by Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke, and Hyun-jin Ryu. If all five of those arms manage to stay on the rubber for the most part, that has the look of quite an imposing group. Behind them are pitchers such as Joe Wieland, Zach Lee, and Mike Bolsinger. It would not be surprising, perhaps, to see the Dodgers pursue a veteran to hold down the swingman role played last year by Paul Maholm.
So the back of our rotation is McCarthy and Anderson? I am blaming Farhan Zaidi. Fucking A's connection bringing guys made of glass.
i'm serious though..they better be working to convince Papelbon to set up and take all that money on.
nope, but Philly's been trying like hell to move him, so they should just add him to the Rollins' deal for another prospect.
I like Anderson a lot. $10M is definitely a bit too much for a guy with his injury history, but luckily we have the bank to take on a high risk, high reward guy like him. If he's healthy though, could be an absolute steal.
Reading this reminded me that not all of his ailments were related to his arm, especially his latest ones. This might just pay off big time. I would still like to see some durability clauses.
True but its still an issue. Its not like anderson was just hurt last year. He is a sp that hasnt pitched in more than 85 innings since 2010. Thats abysmal. Hes basically been a non factor his entire career. We already have a high risk\reward injury guy in brandon. He could prove me wrong and stay healthy but i Got a feeling we are gonna see a lot of guys like bolsinger for long periods this year
Wasn't trading Kemp supposed to open up opportunities to go after someone like Hamels, Scherzer, or Shields?