| Sat Nov 15 2014 | 14:54 | Anderson compiled nice .319/.382/.515 line in injury-shortened s... | ||||
Anderson compiled a nice .319/.382/.515 line in an injury-shortened season for Yomiuri. | ||||||
Anderson is expected to remain with Yomiuri for 2015. | ||||||
| Fri Dec 27 2013 | 13:03 | Leslie Anderson headed to Asia | ||||
Rays released 1B Leslie Anderson. | ||||||
Anderson is set to sign with a team in Asia. The 31-year-old Cuban defector batted .292/.372/.459 with 14 homers and 74 RBI last season at Triple-A Durham. | ||||||
| Source: Joe Smith on Twitter | ||||||
| Mon Feb 25 2013 | 10:58 | Maddon impressed with Leslie Anderson | ||||
Rays manager Joe Maddon has been impressed early on in camp with Leslie Anderson. | ||||||
"He looks really good." Maddon said. "He's a different player than the last time I saw him." A Cuban defector, Anderson homered Saturday and had a pair of hits Sunday. The 30-year-old batted .309/.355/.450 with 14 homers last season at Triple-A and will offer the Rays another option at first base should James Loney not work out. | ||||||
| Source: Tampa Bay Times | ||||||
| Fri Feb 11 2011 | 14:00 | Rays outright Leslie Anderson to Triple-A | ||||
Rays sent 1B Leslie Anderson outright to Triple-A Durham. | ||||||
Anderson was removed from Tampa Bay's 40-man roster last week after the Rays completed their free agent deal with Manny Ramirez. He passed through waivers, though, and is now back within the depths of the organization. The first baseman did not fare too well at the Triple-A level last season. | ||||||
| Tue Feb 8 2011 | 13:38 | Rays designate Leslie Anderson for assignment | ||||
Rays designated 1B Leslie Anderson for assignment. | ||||||
Anderson, 29 in March, got the boot to clear a 40-man roster spot for one of the Rays' newest free agent signings -- Manny Ramirez or Johnny Damon. The first baseman posted a .777 OPS in 30 games at Triple-A last year. | ||||||
| Fri Dec 10 2010 | 21:05 | Leslie Anderson in mix for starting job? | ||||
Leslie Anderson's agent told El Nuevo Herald's Jorge Ebro that his client will be given a shot at the Rays' outfield and first base openings this spring. | ||||||
A Cuban defector, Anderson signed a four-year, $3.75 million deal with the Rays in March and had a batting line of .302/.359/.442 with 11 homers over 422 plate appearances across three levels, which included a .328/.359/.418 showing at Triple-A. He'll turn 29 in March, so Anderson isn't a young prospect despite being new to MLB. He's a long shot but worth keeping an eye on this spring. | ||||||
| Source: MLB Trade Rumors | ||||||