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Report: Dodgers agree to 1-year, $10-million deal with Brett Anderson

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Though baseball's annual winter meetings concluded last week, the Los Angeles Dodgers continue to overhaul their roster.

According to ESPN's Buster Olney, the Dodgers agreed to a one-year, $10-million deal with left-hander Brett Anderson on Monday that also includes up to $4 million in performance incentives.

Anderson, a second-round pick in 2006, has battled persistent injury problems over the last few seasons that have nearly derailed his career. The 26-year-old boasts a 3.95 ERA (103 ERA+) over the past three years between stints with the Oakland Athletics and Colorado Rockies, but hasn't reached the 50-inning plateau since 2011.

Though he spent 145 days on the disabled list in 2014 due to separate back and finger injuries, Anderson is a prolific strike-thrower adept at inducing ground balls when healthy, and is poised to take over the final spot in a revamped rotation that will feature another newcomer in Brandon McCarthy.

Player WAR ERA FIP xFIP
Clayton Kershaw 7.2 1.77 1.81 2.08
Zack Greinke 3.9 2.71 2.97 2.72
Hyun-jin Ryu 3.5 3.38 2.62 3.03
Brandon McCarthy 3.0 4.05 3.55 2.87
Brett Anderson 1.1 2.91 2.99 3.55

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