The Book on Lars Anderson

Prospect Info

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Lars Anderson
Born 9/25/1987
1B, BOS

It won't be 2008, and it probably won't be 2009 either, but someday, Manny will be Manny somewhere else. Not long after that, Papi will go out for a pack of smokes and never come home to Boston again. When that happens, who will bring home the bacon? Don't worry, Red Sox nation: Lars will take be your new daddy.

A product of Jesuit High School (Carmichael, CA), the former Mr. Goettlicher earned letters in baseball, football and basketball, hitting .489 as a freshman on his way to being named MVP. At Lancaster, in his first season, he produced at a .343-.489-.486 clip.

While he's only 20 years old, Anderson's power stroke would already be very happy in Fenway... or any other park in baseball. It may take a few summers for the rest of his game to catch up to his bat, but his 40-homer potential will be on display sooner or later.

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Player Updates and Notes

Lars Anderson went 4-for-4 with two homers and a double Monday for Single-A Lancaster. He's not ready for AA yet, but he'll get there before the end of the year.

5/1/2008 by KDaddy

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