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Brian J. Anderson, TO, Tampa Bay Rays
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Rays | Anderson named assistant coach
Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:50:30 -0700
Bill Chastain, of MLB.com, reports the Tampa Bay Rays have named former P Brian J. Anderson as the team's assistant to pitching coach Jim Hickey. Anderson tried to comeback this season after suffering a major injury during the 2005 season, but suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament and flexor mass muscle during a spring training game.
Rays | Injury ends Anderson career
Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:09:15 -0700
The St. Petersburg Times reports Tampa Bay Rays P Brian J. Anderson's (elbow) career is over after suffering a torn ulnar collateral ligament and a torn flexor mass muscle in his throwing elbow Wednesday, March 12.
Rays | Anderson to pitch Saturday
Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:42:30 -0800
Marc Topkin, of the St. Petersburg Times, reports Tampa Bay Rays P Brian J. Anderson (elbow) will throw a bullpen session Wednesday, March 5, and get into a game Saturday, March 8. Anderson is three to four weeks ahead of schedule in his comeback.
Rays | Anderson throws live batting practice
Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:04:11 -0800
Marc Topkin, of the St. Petersburg Times, reports Tampa Bay Rays P Brian J. Anderson (elbow) threw live batting practice Sunday, Feb. 24, for the first time since 2006. According to manager Joe Maddon, Anderson appeared to be ahead of schedule in his comeback.
Rays | Team signs Anderson to minor league deal
Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:30:56 -0800
The Associated Press reports the Tampa Bay Rays have signed free-agent RP Brian J. Anderson (Rangers) to a minor league contract. He has been invited to spring training.
Rockies | Team not interested in Anderson
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:24:45 -0800
Jack Etkin, of the Rocky Mountain News, reports the Colorado Rockies are not interested in signing free-agent RP Brian J. Anderson (Rangers) after watching him throw for team scouts and trainers. The Rockies told Anderson that he would not likely break spring training camp with the Rockies if he signed a contract with the team, and could start in their extended spring training program.
Rockies | Team to watch Anderson throw
Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:21:30 -0800
The Denver Post's Troy E. Renck reports the Colorado Rockies are interested in free-agent P Brian J. Anderson and will watch him throw in Cleveland on Friday, Jan. 18. The team could be looking for another left-handed option out of the bullpen.
MLB | Anderson to work out for number of teams on Friday
Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:19:22 -0800
The Denver Post's Troy E. Renck reports free-agent P Brian J. Anderson will hold a pitching workout in Cleveland on Friday, Jan. 18. The 35-year-old Anderson (arm), who is a lefty, hasn't pitched in the major leagues since 2005 on account of injuries.
Rangers | Anderson suffers major setback
Sun, 02 Jul 2006 12:33:57 -0700
Texas Rangers SP Brian J. Anderson (elbow) will have the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow repaired by doctors Friday, July 14, according to manager Buck Showalter. There is no timetable for Anderson's return, reports T.R. Sullivan of Texas.Rangers.MLB.com.
Rangers | Anderson tears elbow ligament
Thu, 08 Jun 2006 00:37:50 -0700
The Associated Press reports Texas Rangers P Brian J. Anderson (elbow) has re-torn an elbow ligament that was thought to have been repaired with surgery last July. An MRI on Tuesday, June 6, revealed the tear. Anderson will have to decide if he wants to have additional surgery.
Rangers | Anderson throws simulated game
Tue, 23 May 2006 04:44:03 -0700
Ken Daley, of Texas.Rangers.MLB.com, reports Texas Rangers SP Brian J. Anderson (elbow) threw 30 pitches in a simulated game Monday, May 22, and could be getting close to a rehab assignment.
Rangers | Anderson throws batting practice
Sat, 13 May 2006 21:21:23 -0700
Texas Rangers SP Brian J. Anderson (elbow) threw batting practice for the first time Saturday, May 13, and the session reportedly went well, according to T.R. Sullivan of Texas.Rangers.MLB.com.
Rangers | Anderson to throw bullpen session
Tue, 09 May 2006 00:16:15 -0700
The Dallas Morning News reports Texas Rangers P Brian J. Anderson (Tommy John surgery) will throw a bullpen session for pitching coach Mark Connor Tuesday, May 9, and could start pitching to hitters in a few days.
Rangers | Anderson Signs
Wed, 04 Jan 2006 10:27:25 -0800
The Associated Press reports the Texas Rangers signed SP Brian J. Anderson (Royals) to a minor league contract.
Rangers | Anderson Near Joining?
Thu, 29 Dec 2005 00:23:16 -0800
The Kansas City Star is reporting the Texas Rangers may be close to a deal with free-agent SP Brian J. Anderson (Kansas City Royals).
Royals | Interested in Anderson
Sun, 20 Nov 2005 15:14:37 -0800
Bob Dutton, of the Kansas City Star, reports the Kansas City Royals are interested in signing free agent SP Brian J. Anderson (elbow). He threw last week for the first time since undergoing reconstructive elbow surgery. "I got about 10 throws into it," Anderson said, "and I found myself thinking, this is the first time in one and a half years that I can remember throwing when I didn't feel some discomfort or outright pain."
Royals | Anderson Files for Free Agency
Sat, 29 Oct 2005 15:31:00 -0700
Bob Dutton, of the Kansas City Star, reports Kansas City Royals SP Brian Anderson filed for free agency Thursday, Oct. 27.
Royals | Surgery For Anderson
Thu, 21 Jul 2005 01:39:48 -0700
Updating an ongoing story, The Kansas City Star's Bob Dutton is reporting Kansas City Royals SP Brian Anderson (elbow) is scheduled to undergo exploratory surgery July 21 on his left elbow, effectively ending his season.
Royals | Anderson Awaits Results
Wed, 20 Jul 2005 07:34:05 -0700
The Kansas City Star reports Kansas City Royals P Brian Anderson (elbow) rejoined the club July 19 after undergoing an examination the day before in Cincinnati on his ailing elbow by Tim Kremchek, the Reds' team physician. Results are pending, although Anderson doesn't expect to pitch again this season.
Royals | Anderson To See Specialist
Fri, 15 Jul 2005 07:35:22 -0700
The Kansas City Star's Bob Dutton reports Kansas City Royals SP Brian Anderson (arm) is scheduled to undergo further examination by Dr. Tim Kremchek in Cincinnati on July 18. Anderson doesn't expect to return to active duty this season.
Royals | Anderson Tests Elbow
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 03:26:20 -0700
The Kansas City Star reports Kansas City Royals SP Brian Anderson (elbow) is scheduled to throw a bullpen workout over the weekend at Kauffman Stadium and begin his minor-league rehab assignment July 4 at Double-A Wichita. Anderson threw a 35-pitch session to hitters before the June 28 game.
Royals | Anderson Injury Update
Sun, 26 Jun 2005 13:30:28 -0700
Kansas City Royals SP Brian Anderson (elbow) pitched a 12-minute session from the mound before the game Saturday, June 25, and felt no adverse effects, according to Dick Kaegel of Royals.MLB.com. "He had a good working bullpen with no symptoms," athletic trainer Nick Swartz said. "He threw all his pitches. The next scheduled activity is live batting practice Tuesday in Minnesota."
Royals | Anderson Injury Update
Wed, 01 Jun 2005 19:59:56 -0700
Kansas City Royals SP Brian Anderson (elbow), currently on the disabled list with an inflammation of the tendon of his left elbow, isn't likely to pitch for the team until after the All-Star break, according to Dick Kaegel of Royals.MLB.com. Anderson's goal is to return around Wednesday, July 20; before that, he will make three or four starts in a minor league rehabilitation assignment. According to athletic trainer Nick Swartz, Anderson will begin a tossing program next week.
Royals | Jensen has Tenuous Rotation Spot
Sun, 22 May 2005 13:44:14 -0700
Dick Kaegel, of Royals.MLB.com, reports Kansas City Royals SP Ryan Jensen will hold down a rotation spot only until SP Brian Anderson (elbow) or Denny Bautista (shoulder) returns from the disabled list. Anderson is eligible to be reactivated Tuesday, May 24, while Bautista could return as soon as May 29.
Royals | Anderson Placed on DL
Tue, 10 May 2005 07:24:06 -0700
USAToday.com reports the Kansas City Royals placed P Brian Anderson (elbow) on the 15-day disabled list.
Royals | Anderson Leaves Game Early
Mon, 09 May 2005 08:11:43 -0700
The Associated Press reports Kansas City Royals SP Brian Anderson (elbow) left the team's game Sunday, May 8, after pitching only two innings due to a sore left elbow.
Royals | Anderson To Throw Sunday
Sun, 10 Apr 2005 01:17:12 -0700
The Kansas City Star reports Kansas City Royals SP Brian Anderson (back/neck), who has not thrown in 10 days due to back and neck soreness and being skipped in the rotation, will throw Sunday, April 10 against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. "The problem," Anderson said, "was when I missed that start in the middle of spring. It was right at the time when they were setting up the rotation. And they didn't know if I was going to be ready. So they planned on skipping me the first time through. Well, all of a sudden, I was ready. Then what do you do? Everybody else was on their plan."
Royals | Fast Fact: Anderson’s HR Rate
Mon, 04 Apr 2005 10:47:31 -0700
ESPN reports Kansas City Royals SP Brian Anderson has the highest home-run-per-nine-inning ratio in history at 1.53. His teammate, SP Jose Lima, is second at 1.52.
Royals | Anderson Feeling Better
Sun, 27 Feb 2005 05:59:33 -0800
According to The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Royals SP Brian Anderson (neck) said his sore neck felt better after undergoing chiropractic treatment. Anderson skipped his scheduled throwing session Friday, Feb. 25 because of the ailment.
Royals | Team Unsure Of Opening Day Starter
Wed, 22 Dec 2004 00:42:35 -0800
The Kansas City Star's Bob Dutton reports Kansas City Royals MAN Tony Pena isn't sure who his Opening Day starter will be for 2005, as the team starts April 4 at the Detroit Tigers. "I don't know," Pena said. "We have a lot of great candidates — Zack Greinke, Brian Anderson, Runelvys Hernandez, Jimmy Gobble, Dennis Bautista. Even Kevin Appier."
Royals | Anderson Happier With Second Half
Mon, 09 Aug 2004 00:50:48 -0700
The Kansas City Star's David Boyce reports Kansas City Royals SP Brian Anderson has tinkered with his mechanics enough to bring up his second-half performance. "Some of the changes that were made are not changes to get me back to where I was, but they are completely new things I've never done before," Anderson said. "I'm more compact, and it's allowed me to drive through the baseball and drive it to the spot and not just throwing."
Royals | Anderson Back to the Rotation
Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:57:57 -0700
Pete Kerzel, of Royals.MLB.com, reports Kansas City Royals P Brian Anderson will begin the second half of the season in the starting rotation. The move will not be on a trial basis.
Royals | Anderson Heading Back to Pen
Fri, 02 Jul 2004 13:11:01 -0700
Dick Kaegel, of Royals.MLB.com, reports Kansas City Royals P Brian Anderson will be moving back to the bullpen after making a spot start Wednesday, June 30, during which he allowed eight runs in two innings of work.
Royals | Gobble's Position Safe
Wed, 30 Jun 2004 08:59:00 -0700
David Smale, of Royals.MLB.com, reports Kansas City Royals P Jimmy Gobble will remain in the starting rotation despite having been replaced for his next scheduled start Wednesday, June 30, by P Brian Anderson. Responding to a question of who is moved to the pen if Anderson excels in his start and is moved to the rotation, manager Tony Pena stated, "I don't know. It won't be Jimmy."
Royals | Anderson to Make Start
Tue, 29 Jun 2004 11:47:03 -0700
Royals.MLB.com's Dick Kaegel reports Kansas City Royals P Brian Anderson will start Wednesday, June 30, against the Baltimore Orioles. SP Jimmy Gobble will skip his next start allowing Anderson to take the start.
Royals | Anderson to Pen
Fri, 18 Jun 2004 11:16:25 -0700
Dick Kaegel, of Royals.MLB.com, reports Kansas City Royals P Brian Anderson has been moved to the bullpen. The move is not expected to last the entire season but manager Tony Pena does not know when Anderson's next opportunity to start will be, due to the recent success of the current rotation.
Royals | Anderson Experiences Soreness in Elbow
Tue, 01 Jun 2004 11:31:49 -0700
The Kansas City Star's Bob Dutton reports Kansas City Royals RP Brian Anderson (elbow) experienced a sore elbow after his second relief appearance after pitching 1.1 innings. After his third appearance in five days, Anderson said, "I've never done that," Anderson has been a starter for most of his career. "I came to the dugout after that inning, and my elbow was sore. I thought, 'that's interesting.' Anderson expects to be available Wednesday, June 2.
Royals | Anderson to the Bullpen
Tue, 01 Jun 2004 11:31:27 -0700
The Kansas City Star's Bob Dutton reports Kansas City Royals SP Brian Anderson was demoted to the bullpen Saturday, May 30.
Royals | Anderson Worst Pitcher in AL
Fri, 28 May 2004 08:21:13 -0700
The Kansas City Star's Joe Posnanski writes Kansas City Royals SP Brian Anderson has given up more hits, runs and home runs than any other starting pitcher in the AL. He has also lost the most games, right-handers are hitting .371 and left-handers are hitting .400 off of Anderson.
Royals | Anderson to Start Opening Day
Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:57:11 -0800
Royals.MLB.com's Dick Kaegel reports Kansas City Royals SP Brian Anderson will start on Opening Day for the team.
Royals | Anderson Tweaks Hamstring
Thu, 11 Mar 2004 08:54:03 -0800
Royals.MLB.com's Dick Kaegel reports Kansas City Royals SP Brian Anderson (hamstring) tweaked his hamstring while running the bases Monday, March 8.
Royals | Anderson Likely To Start Opening Day
Wed, 25 Feb 2004 09:04:06 -0800
The Kansas City Star reports Kansas City Royals SP Brian Anderson is the likely candidate to start for the Royals on opening day. However, Royals manager Tony Pena does not plan to make an official announcement until mid-March.
Royals | Rotation Looking Lefty
Mon, 26 Jan 2004 09:31:40 -0800
Dick Kaegel, of the Kansas City Star, reports with the recent signing of SP Darrell May, he could be one of four left-handers in the Kansas City Royals' starting rotation along with Brian Anderson and perhaps Jeremy Affeldt and Jimmy Gobble, according to general manager Allard Baird.
Indians | Team Didn’t Try to Sign Anderson
Sun, 07 Dec 2003 11:35:29 -0800
Updating a previous item, Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports the Cleveland Indians never made an attempt to land SP Brian Anderson, who re-signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in late November. "Everyone assumes I turned them [Cleveland] down," said Anderson. "That wasn't the case. [Indians General Manager] Mark Shapiro has always been very candid with me and he let me know early in the process that there wasn't anything he could do."
Royals | Anderson's Contract
Thu, 27 Nov 2003 10:07:27 -0800
Updating previous reports, the Associated Press reports Kansas City Royals SP Brian Anderson signed a two-year, $6.5 million contract. He will make $3.25 million in 2004.
Royals | Anderson Re-Signs
Wed, 26 Nov 2003 15:29:28 -0800
The Sports Network reports the Kansas City Royals re-signed SP Brian Anderson to a two-year deal.
Royals | Anderson Offered Contract
Thu, 06 Nov 2003 23:12:35 -0800
Kansas City Royals P Brian Anderson was offered a two-year contract by the Royals to bypass the free-agent market, reports The Kansas City Star. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Indians | Anderson Targeted
Mon, 03 Nov 2003 23:22:41 -0800
The Associated Press reports the Cleveland Indians have targeted Kansas City Royals P Brian Anderson, who filed for free agency, to be re-signed. Anderson was traded to Kansas City on Aug. 25.
Royals | More On Anderson Deal
Tue, 26 Aug 2003 23:10:32 -0700
The Cleveland Plain Dealer's Paul Hoynes reports the Kansas City Royals guaranteed P Brian Anderson an estimated $400,000 in performance bonuses for games started and innings pitched. If Anderson had stayed with the Indians and made 31 starts, he would have received $230,000 in incentives besides his $1.5 million base salary. The $230,000 is part of the guaranteed package the Royals gave Anderson. "I really enjoyed being back in (the Indians) organization and pitching at home again," Anderson said. "But they worked so hard on this deal, I couldn't turn it down just to stay with my teammates. This game is all about division races and the postseason. It's going to be fun."
Royals | Anderson Acquired
Mon, 25 Aug 2003 10:24:22 -0700
USAToday.com reports the Kansas City Royals have traded for Cleveland Indians SP Brian Anderson as the Royals give up OF Trey Dyson, P Kieran Mattison and an undisclosed amount of money.
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