Kansas City signs OF Brian Anderson
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Bill Jempty | Wednesday, December 23, 2009 |
Is the Royals farm system so depleted they can’t come up with something better? From AP-
Outfielder Brian Anderson and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $700,000, one-year contract.
The 27-year old can make an additional $100,000 in performance bonuses under Wednesday’s deal.
He hit just .238 with two homers and 13 RBIs in 185 at-bats for the Chicago White Sox last season, then was traded July 28 to the Boston Red Sox for Mark Kotsay and batted .294 with two homers and five RBIs in 17 at-bats.
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Selected by the White Sox with the 15th overall pick in the 2003 amateur draft, Anderson has a .227 average in five major league seasons with 22 homers and 80 RBIs.
Anderson was eligible for salary arbitration but Boston didn’t offer him a contract. It is little wonder why. Anderson has a career OPS of .660. A good major league outfielder should have one in the high 800′s. Anderson isn’t even close. He should be playing AAA ball and Kansas City is deluding themselves if they think Anderson can ever be a decent backup outfielder, alone a starter.
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