Brian Anderson Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 2" / 215 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 5/19/1993 (29)
- Experience
- 3
- College
- Arkansas
Brian Anderson Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Brian Anderson News
The Milwaukee Brewers and free-agent third baseman/outfielder Brian Anderson reached an agreement Tuesday, pending a physical, per The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The 29-year-old had a disappointing 2022 season with the Miami Marlins, slashing .222/.311/.346 with eight home runs and 28 RBI in 383 plate appearances while missing time with a left shoulder strain. However, Anderson is a strong defensive player and has a respectable career .256/.341/.410 slash line. He will be joining a better lineup and now becomes an interesting late-round fantasy pick if he enters the season healthy with a starting role.
Miami Marlins infielders Jon Berti (groin) and Brian Anderson (shoulder) will both begin minor league rehab assignments with Triple-A Jacksonville this weekend. Berti has been out almost three weeks with a left groin strain, while Anderson has been on the injured list since July 24. Both players are nearing a return to the major league roster and could be reinstated from the injured list at some point early next week, barring a setback in minor league action. Berti has been much more valuable in fantasy in 2022 than Anderson, slashing .271/.365/.375 with two home runs, 19 RBI, 32 runs scored and a league-leading 28 stolen bases, so he needs to be grabbed immediately if he's available in your league. Anderson has hit .256/.346/.378 with three homers, 12 RBI, 26 runs and a stolen base in 180 at-bats.
Miami Marlins infielder/outfielder Brian Anderson (shoulder) has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left shoulder sprain. The 29-year-old sustained the injury while laying out for a ball in the sixth inning of Saturday's 1-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Anderson is slashing .256/.346/.378 with three home runs, 12 RBI, and a stolen base across 180 at-bats on the season.
Batting Order
| 1 | Christian Yelich |
| 2 | Jesse Winker |
| 3 | Willy Adames |
| 4 | Rowdy Tellez |
| 5 | William Contreras |
| 6 | Luis Urías |
| 7 | Garrett Mitchell |
| 8 | Brian Anderson |
| 9 | Brice Turang |
Brian Anderson Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Christian Yelich |
| 2 | Jesse Winker |
| 3 | Willy Adames |
| 4 | Rowdy Tellez |
| 5 | William Contreras |
| 6 | Luis Urías |
| 7 | Garrett Mitchell |
| 8 | Brian Anderson |
| 9 | Brice Turang |
Brian Anderson has been consistently getting better at the plate since his debut season of 2017. After posting isolated power marks just slightly over .100 in 2017 and 2018, 2020 marks the second season in a row where he's had one over .200. Over the past two seasons, Anderson's power rise has been due to increases in his Statcast metrics, most notably his barrel rate, which in 2020 was a career-best 9.6%. Further adding to the power development, Anderson saw a great increase in pull rate, climbing over 11% to 43% last season. Pulling the ball more usually leads to more power, and his spray chart from last season shows that, with the majority of his home runs going to the pull side. One concerning area from Anderson's 2020 season was that his strikeout rate spiked to 28.8%, by far the worst of his career. It appears that selling out for more power caused him to whiff more, with a whiff rate that was ten percentage points worse than league-average. The power increases are nice and make him a more intriguing fantasy option, but he'll need to manage the strikeout rate for him to become a more complete hitter. Overall, Anderson is a good late-round option at third base, as he should accumulate a good amount of counting stats while hitting the in the middle of the Miami order.
