It wasn’t that long ago that Garret Anderson was considered an elite outfielder. His strikeout to walk ratio was never very good but from 2000 through 2003, he hit at least 28 homeruns and drove in at least 116 runs in each of those years. His batting average is an impressive .297 but he sports only a career on base percentage of .327. And it definitely looks like that lack of patience at the plate has come back to haunt him. That and of course the injuries. In that past three seasons, he’s failed to more then 17 homeruns although his RBI total has gotten up to as much as 96 (in 2005).
Now, according to this Tim Brown column, Garret Anderson is healthy and ready to play. There’s no doubt a reinvigorated Anderson would go a long way towards the Angels making the playoffs in 2007 so I’m hopeful. But it’s also hard to get away from those past three years so I’m also skeptical.
It looks like the news on Chone Figgins is pretty disappointing. They’re now saying he has two broken fingers and that he’s expected to miss five to six weeks so we’re looking at a May debut. Not good.
