Any Interest in Brian Anderson?

Hungary Jack · Post by **Hungary Jack** » April 30 07, 1:23 pm

RC21 wrote:
Hungary Jack wrote:perhaps we could ship Bennett or Taguchi for Anderson.

Are they THAT down on him?

Ozzie sure sounds that way. He gets kicked around pretty regularly here, and doesn't get much play despite the fact that Pods is old and brittle and Erstad is hitting .220. They're pretty brutal on him.

Post by **Michael** » April 30 07, 1:24 pm

Why hasn't it ever occurred to the White Sox to move Pods back to CF? It perplexed me all off-season.

Hungary Jack · Post by **Hungary Jack** » April 30 07, 1:26 pm

Michael wrote:Why hasn't it ever occurred to the White Sox to move Pods back to CF? It perplexed me all off-season.

He's not a good outfielder at all. He's fast, but takes poor routes and has a weak arm. He'd be a disaster in CF.

mikechamp · Post by **mikechamp** » April 30 07, 1:26 pm

Hungary Jack wrote:
mikechamp wrote:Do the White Sox really have a need for Bennett?
Toby Hall tore his labrum in the spring. He may be gone for the year. I think they feel pretty concerned about the backup situation, and Sandy Alomar Jr. is too old now.

The reason I ask is they called up a rookie named Molina (no relation). He's certainly not going to cost them much, but I also don't know anything about him.

G. Keenan · Post by **G. Keenan** » April 30 07, 1:36 pm

Phyrkrakr wrote:You know what I'd really like to see, just for s&g? Bryan Anderson for Brian Anderson. I don't necessarily want to give up a .300 hitting catcher for a back up centerfielder, but it would have a nice symmetry to it.

lol

Jmodene · Post by **Jmodene** » April 30 07, 4:57 pm

We could let them have Falkenborg and a medium-level prospect; we clearly don't have any interest in calling Brian back up.

thrill · Post by **thrill** » April 30 07, 5:35 pm

He plays a gold glove caliber center field and will hit better than anyone in our outfield not named Duncan or Edmonds. The latter being possible.

UK · Post by UK » April 30 07, 6:18 pm

If he was avail., I couldn't see why the Cards wouldn't be interested in him. He would be their best defensive OF'er in their organization (better than Rasmus/and an aging Edmonds), he went thru typical rookie struggles as far as being inconsistent but was one of the better Sox hitters in mid Summer when he hit .290 for a couple of months. A little tweaking as far as shortening his swing as well as refining his pitch selection as the slider low and away will get him every time would do wonders as far as him taking that next step as a top 10 CF'er.

clevername · Post by **clevername** » April 30 07, 6:24 pm

I'm sure we wouldn't be the only ones inquiring about his services.

I think he'd fit in nicely.