Rowlf Anderson  
Starting Pitcher | New York Yankees

Pitching
When sportscasters talk about Anderson's rubber arm, they're not kidding. Sometimes I think he can start both games of a double header! Anderson is a control pitcher; when he's on he has pinpoint control. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. Anderson also has a decent changeup. Anderson also throws a screwball. He traditionally fares better against lefties.

Defense & Hitting
Teams run on him more than they do most lefthanders. Anderson never has been a good fielder. Anderson is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Anderson has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
The New York Yankees signed him to a long-term contract, but don't think they won't drop Anderson like a hot potato if something better comes along.

          -- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2009 NYY 70 87 66 15 54 58 52 52 53 70 59 0 0 0 71 0 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 3 26 31 291
2010 NYY 70 93 79 17 54 58 52 52 53 78 59 0 0 0 71 0 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 2 32 326
Ratings Delta     +6 +13 +2           +8                       -3 -24 +1 +35
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.