Lars Anderson needs a big year

January, 3, 2011
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By ESPNBoston.com
ESPN's Baseball Prospectus writer Kevin Goldstein lists 10 once highly-regarded prospects who need big 2011 campaigns to get back in the broader scheme of their organization's plans. One familiar name on his list is Red Sox 1B Lars Anderson.

Here's Goldstein's take:

Lars Anderson, 1B
Boston Red Sox
After a strong 2008 campaign moved Anderson towards the top of the Red Sox prospect list, his track record of success consists of a hot three weeks in the Double-A Eastern League to begin last season. Other than that, he's been a big, unathletic first baseman with a slow bat that leaves him often behind good fastballs and unable to tap into his raw power. By trading for Adrian Gonzalez, the Red Sox have blocked Anderson's path to the big leagues; they need him to become a trade asset by July, should they need to go that route.


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