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