Dodgers Inexplicably Sign Garret Anderson, For Some Reason
March 3, 2010 at 7:58 pm | Posted in Garret Anderson | 16 CommentsDylan Hernandez tweets the suprising news (and just as this blogger was really reaching for something to write about!) that the Dodgers have signed OF Garret Anderson to a minor-league contract.
This makes sense because… well… I have no idea, actually. Maybe they’ll take spare parts from him to pair with Brian Giles and form some sort of zombie robot outfielder? As I don’t need to tell you, the top foursome in the Dodger outfield is set. You’ll need a lefty bat off the bench, granted, but if that’s not Giles or Xavier Paul you’d think for sure it’s Doug Mientkiewicz, who Joe Torre seems to love and who can at least play a few positions pretty well.
What can Garret Anderson do well? Well, this isn’t the first time his name has come up, and this is what I said about him in January…
Yes, I don’t like him because he’s old (38 in June). Yes, I don’t like him because he’s coming off the worst year of his career despite having just moved to the easier league (.705 OPS, the third year in a row that decreased). Yes, I don’t like him because he is by all accounts a horrible fielder (-16.5 UZR/150 last year). Hey, a senior citizen who can’t hit or field? Sign me up?!
Since then, the Dodgers have imported Reed Johnson to be the 4th outfielder, plus Giles and others to battle for the last bench spot. What Garret Anderson adds to that mix is… well, not “quality” exactly… I don’t know. Formaldehyde?
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Comment by Bob Timmermann— March 3, 2010 #
I think I’d rather see players from Kennedy High’s current team, than Garrett Anderson.
Comment by Mike Scioscia's tragic illness— March 3, 2010 #
quality burn
Comment by Mr Falcon— March 4, 2010 #
Oh good lord. Wasn’t Giles enough? I mean, it’s only a minor league contract, so it’s not really a huge deal, but enough Outfielders already! Ned, if you’re going to be sifting through the scrapheap hoping to catch lightning in a bottle somewhere, fine, but how ’bout changing it up a bit? Maybe some Infielders, Catchers, or even Starting Pitchers? (you can never have too much depth!) It just seems like there are way too many OF’s in camp fighting for just 1 spot… Paul, Repko, Giles, Barton, Gibbons, Redman, Restovich, not to mention Amezega in a month or two… isn’t that enough competition for the 5th OF job?
Comment by Bryan— March 3, 2010 #
It’s not a big deal… you can never have too many options of anything
Comment by A Shot of Haeger— March 3, 2010 #
Are we expecting the ol’ outfielder plague to come in and kill our front 4, is that the idea as to why we need so many reserve outfielders? Sure, I agree you can never have too many options, but it’s having many or all of the same thing (in this case, old and broken outfielders who bat from the same side) that effectively takes away any semblance of having an “option”.
Comment by Trevor— March 4, 2010 #
All I’m saying is that with the success we’ve had finding players off the scrap heap the last five years, we should be bringing as many players as possible on minor league deals. 20, 30,…there can never be too many… we don’t have to pay them anything substantial unless they make the team… and if they make the team… well, that’s great.. and if they make the team and subsequently struggle, they’re easy to get rid of and not to expensive
Comment by A Shot of Haeger— March 4, 2010 #
Robotic outfielders made up of parts from different old players – that’s only allowed in the American League, right?
Comment by Shmolnick— March 4, 2010 #
I cannot wait to catch a few Isotopes games….it will be like an old-timers game.
Comment by Chris— March 4, 2010 #
How much $ has Ned spent on all these minor league deals? How much of that $ could have gone to Randy Wolf’s arbitration?
Comment by Wes— March 4, 2010 #
Many of the guys on minor league deals won’t stick around if they don’t make the big club anyway, so the financial impact is negligible.
Comment by Mike Scioscia's tragic illness— March 4, 2010 #
I like the deal because its cheap and….its cheap. It seems that Ned really REALLY REALLY wants a VET. lefty off the bench meaning Giles or Eyechart. Given that both seem to have chronic injuries, Anderson is a likely healthy but easily disposable back up: cheap to get, easy to toss away if he struggles.
Comment by T— March 5, 2010 #
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