Anderson is a center fielder who never really put it all together for the White Sox. He’s played parts of the last five seasons with the White Sox while showing minimal success at the plate. In fact, his .238 batting average this year was a career-best. He also has two homers, 13 RBIs and 25 runs on the season.

Considering that Anderson is still only 27 years old and scouts believe he has considerable natural skill, the Red Sox are gambling that he’ll be able to figure it all out at some point in the relatively near future.

As for the White Sox, they are adding a veteran in Kotsay who should be able to help right away. He began this year on the disabled list and never could get into a rhythm. He’s hitting just .257 with one homer and five RBIs in 74 at-bats. The 33-year-old has been in the bigs since 1997. For his career, he has 110 homers, 614 RBIs and 713 runs to go along with a .281 batting average and a .336 on-base percentage.

Brian Anderson Red Sox (Image: Zuma Press)

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Brian Anderson Traded to the Red Sox

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Wouldn’t you like to know what names ESPN analyst Peter Gammons has inside his cell phone? I mean, think about it… Gammons is always posting leads and breaks on Baseball Tonight, among the other ESPN shows after “just talking to a source.” Most of the time, the source is the actual person either making the deal or involved in the deal.

Gammons is probably a little busy at this time of the year, considering the trade deadline is just under three weeks away. I would guess that Gammons makes about 100 or more calls a day, trying to get tips on any possible trades. I wouldn’t be surprised if he talks to each front office in MLB every day.

But the answer I really want to know. Who’s the most unlikely person in Gammons’ loaded cell phone? Let me know what you think.

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Peter Gammons and his cell phone