Jason Anderson, P

B-T: L-R

HT: 6-0

WT: 188

BORN: June 9, 1979, Danville, IL

RESIDES: Danville

HOW OBTAINED: Signed by Phillies as a minor league free agent, 5/10/07; originally selected by NYY in 10th round of the 2000 draft

EDUCATION: 1997 graduate of Danville HS and attended the University of Illinois … Was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Year in 2000 … 2007: Non-roster invitee to CHI spring training … Released by CHI, 3/20 and signed by PHI, 5/10 … Split season between Ottawa (AAA) and Reading (AA) .… Began season with Ottawa making 3 scoreless appearances (4.0 IP) … Transferred to Reading (AA), 5/29 … Transferred back to Ottawa, 6/1 … Allowed 4 ER in 3.0 IP in his first outing back that night vs Richmond, but only 2 ER over his next 10 appearances (14.1 IP), posting a 1.26 ERA in that span … Transferred to Reading, 7/15 … Sent back to Ottawa on 8/25, where he finished the season… Held right-handers to a .143 avg (5-35) with Reading … Allowed 1 ER or fewer in 13 of his 14 appearances with Reading … Pitched for Peoria Saguaros in Arizona Fall League … 2006: Spent entire season with Portland (AAA) … Led Pacific Coast League with a career-high 60 appearances … Did not allow an ER over his final 15 appearances of the season (18.0 IP), lowering his ERA from 4.26 to 3.29 in that span … Held opponents to a .206 avg (26-126) over his final 25 appearances of the season … 2005: Began season with Columbus (AAA) … Tied a career high with 10 saves … Did not allow a run in 15 of his first 16 appearances (1.29 ERA, 3 ER, 21.0 IP) and 20 of his first 22 (1.21 ERA, 4 ER, 29.2 IP) … Went 2-0, 1.56 ERA (3 ER, 17.1 IP) over 12 games in April and posted a 2.16 ERA (4 ER, 16.2 IP) over 13 games in May … Recalled by NYY, 7/1 and pitched 2.0 scoreless innings that night at DET … Earned his 2nd ML win, 7/4 vs BAL … Optioned to Columbus, 7/18 … Allowed 1 unearned run and 6 hits over his final 16 appearances of the season (16.2 IP) and lowered his ERA from 3.53 to 2.66 in that span … 2004: Went to spring training with NYM … Was designated for assignment, 4/4 … Was claimed off waivers by CLE, 4/8 and optioned to Buffalo (AAA) … Posted a 1.35 ERA in his first 4 outings… Recalled by CLE, 4/23 and made his only ML appearance of the season that night at DET … Optioned back to Buffalo, 4/25 … Placed on DL with back inflammation, 5/17 … Designated for assignment, 5/ 27 … Claimed off waivers by NYY, 6/1 … Assigned to Columbus where he spent the remainder of the season … 2003: Began season on NYY’s Opening Day roster … Made his ML debut, 3/31 at TOR … Made 7 relief appearances before being optioned to Columbus, 4/29 … Made 5 scoreless appearances (6.2 IP, 3 H, BB, 12 SO) and converted 3 saves before being recalled by NYY, 5/16 … Allowed 1 ER in 6.1 IP (5 G) and was optioned back to Columbus, 6/6 … Was recalled by NYY a 2nd time, 6/10 … Earned his 1st ML win, 6/24 at TB … Traded to NYM with Anderson Garcia and Ryan Bicondoa in exchange for Armando Benitez, 7/16 … Optioned to Norfolk (AAA) … Made starts in his first 5 appearances (0-3, 4.02 ERA) before being moved back to the bullpen (1-0, 4 SV, 0.00 ERA) in 5 relief outings … Recalled by NYM, 8/28 and made his NL debut, 8/29 vs PHI … 2002: Combined to go 10-4, 2.88 ERA in 54 games between Tampa (A), Norwich (AA) and Columbus … Began the season at Tampa, making 3 starts in his first 5 appearances before moving to the bullpen for the remainder of the season … Allowed all 11 ER (13.2 IP) as a starter … Promoted to Norwich, 5/10 … 14 of his 16 appearances were scoreless and had a 10.1-inning scoreless streak before being promoted to Columbus, 6/25 … Had a season-best 15.2-inning scoreless streak (13 G), 7/1-31 … 2001: Began the season with Greensboro (A )… Earned his 1st career save, 4/28 vs Hagerstown … Transferred to Staten Island (A), 8/2 … Ranked 2nd in New York-Penn League with a .190 opponents batting average and 4th with a 10.57 SO/9.0 IP … Recorded three 10-plus SO games, including a career-high 14, 8/18 vs Brooklyn … 2000: Began pro career with Staten Island … Led NYPL in starts. 

CAREER STATISTICS: * League Leader