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 |