Yardbarker: Garret Anderson

Players A to Z, Garret Anderson

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:29:06 -0500

Garret Anderson played the outfield for the Braves in 2009 and is currently a free agent. Anderson finished his 16th season in the majors, a career in which he stayed remarkably healthy and produced consistent batting averages and on-base percentages. The following graphs shows Anderson’s slash averages by season (click for a larger [...]

Four Atlanta Braves file for Free Agency

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:35:24 -0500

The Atlanta Braves had four of five eligible players file for free agency yesterday. First baseman Adam LaRoche, outfielder Garret Anderson, pinch hitter Greg Norton, and reliever Mike Gonzalez all filed for free agency, leaving only reliever Rafael Soriano yet to file. The two relievers, Gonzalez and Soriano, are both type-A free agents, meaning the Braves would receive two first round draft picks (1 and 1S) is they offered either arbitration and they signed elsewhere. Because they are ...

Talking Chop Round Table: Braves Left Fielders

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:25:43 -0500

As part of season reviews for major league players and top prospect ranking for minor league players, we here at Talking Chop thought it would be a fun idea to get all of our bloggers together with the help of Google Docs and debate the various aspects of each position in the Braves organization. The participants are, yours truly (gondeee, indicated by MG), yondaime4 (indicated by MF), royhobbs (indicated by DH), and cbwilk (indicated by CBW). The round table for left fielders in the Br...

Braves 2009 Season in Review: Garret Anderson

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:08:43 -0500

More photos » by Tom Mihalek - AP Browse more photos » When considering the 2009 season of Garret Anderson, I think it's more useful to look at the alternatives to Anderson that the Braves were considering, or at least rumored to be considering. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG 2009 - Garret Anderson 135 496 52 133 27 0 13 61 27 73 1 0 .268 .303 .401 ...

Game 86 Recap: Braves 4, Rockies 1

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:38:10 -0500

More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP Atlanta Braves' Garret Anderson connects for a two-run RBI double against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of a baseball game in Denver on Friday, July 10, 2009. Browse more photos » A Frenchy-less game, and a Frenchy-less win. Derek Lowe found his ability to pitch again, putting in a strong effort and limiting the damage through 6 innings. If not for a on...

Anderson refuses rehab assignment, affraid of injury

Mon, 04 May 2009 11:05:46 -0500

It may be his right to refuse a rehabilitation assignment but something seems wrong when the reasoning is he doesn’t want to rish further injury. Garret Anderson is set to return to the Atlanta Braves Tuesday night after the veteran outfielder declined the teams offer of a rehab assignment on Sunday. Anderson, 36, signed a one year [...]

Garret Anderson out 2-3 weeks

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:00:43 -0500

As if the Braves needed a sign that signing Garret Anderson may not have been the best idea going forward it

BREAKING NEWS: Garret Anderson Signs with Atlanta

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:01:51 -0500

After fifteen years as a member of the Los Angeles Angels, outfielder Garret Anderson will no longer be playing in the American League for the Halos. On Sunday, Anderson reached a preliminary agreement with the Atlanta Braves on a one year deal. The deal has not yet been finalized and is pending ...

Garret Anderson Signed

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:49:51 -0500

After a few weeks of us speculating as to how good of a fit Garret Anderson would be for the Braves, it looks like the deal has been made. ?The Braves have reportedly finalized a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the free agent and expect for the announcement to be made tomorrow. ?Anderson is ...

Why Not Garret Anderson?

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:24:10 -0500

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Hopefully You're Not Holding Your Breath for Garret Anderson

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:30:17 -0500

Free agency has started, but there's been little movement on the hot stove. With fans wondering who will stay and go in Philly, Ruben Amaro made an appearance at tonight's screening of the World Championship DVD at the Bridge Theater. Attendees shouted the names of FAs as Amaro walked through ...

Reggie, Reggie

Tue, 22 May 2007 04:17:25 -0500

Our offense has been working really well and Reggie Willits has been a big part of that. When our offense is working it starts at the top. Vlady is great no matter what, but he is really dangerous with guys on base. We need to get runners on in front of him so that he can really do his damage. Reggie has been great getting on base and it has made a huge difference. We know that he won't be able to hit .370 for the season but there are other things he does that help the offense. He really makes the pitchers work. He'll get six or seven pitches each at bat, which helps everyone else in the lineup. It allows the other guys to see more pitches and get a better feel for what the pitcher is doing. It also helps us get into the other team's bullpen earlier and when you do that the chances of winning go up. Garrett Anderson is going to come back and he'll be on the field, but I'm telling you now, don't look for Reggie to come out of the lineup. They'll figure something out because Scioscia is really happy with him. He's a really good situational hitter and that fits in well with Scioscia's philosophy. It wasn't that long ago when the media was on Hatcher because our offense was struggling. We knew we'd come back because we have too many guys with good track records. That's just the way the media is, when things aren't working they have to blame or question somebody and it got blown up. It was definitely unfair to Hatcher. He works hard in the cage throwing to those guys. It's up to the guys to perform. Now all of a sudden he's smarter because we're scoring runs. In reality, he does a good job all the time.

Honoring Scioscia

Sun, 20 May 2007 19:18:04 -0500

Last night they honored Scioscia with a scoreboard tribute and we were all over him in the dugout. They played that Sinatra song My Way, which is a little slow. Garrett Anderson asked if someone had died. He was really busting us up. You could tell Scioscia was surprised and a little embarrased. We tried to get him to take a curtain call but he wouldn't do it. We were definitely busting his balls, especially seeing the pictures of him with long hair and a few less pounds. It was funny to see. He is a solid manager. He's very consistent and doesn't get too high or too low. He is very even kieled. He is a good guy to be running the show because he is consistent and you always know where you stand. There are plenty of guys who are hard asses and others who are easy. Scioscia can really do both. He keeps it light in the clubhouse and guys have fun in there, but when it's time to play he's all business. He really does a great job. We just finished up photo day, which is always a cool event. The fans come out and line up and take pictures of us. It's cool because you get to interact with the fans and give the kids a high five. I like doing that. Time to get ready to play the Dodgers.