Anderson Designated by Dodgers, Gibbons Recalled

Sunday, the Los Angeles Dodgers took matters into their own hands when the purchased the contract of 33-year-old outfielder Jay Gibbons making this his debut in the Majors since 2007.  At the same time Sunday, the Dodgers also designated 38-year-old Garret Anderson.

Anderson had been under a lot of pressure lately as he was taking on much more than he had initially anticipated due to the injuries of other players.  In 80 games with the Dodgers, Anderson has batted a .181 and 155 at-bats.  He recorded two homers and brought in 12 runs.

Gibbons, on the other hand, has had a very solid and strengthening performance during his time at AAA Albuquerque.  In 94 games, he has batted a .347 with 19 home runs and 83 runs batted in.  His last appearance in the Major Leagues was back in 2007 when he played with the Baltimore Orioles.  With the Orioles from 2001 to 2006, Gibbons recorded 125 home runs.

Gibbons played for the Orioles from 2001 up to 2007 when he became part of the Mitchell Report – to be put briefly, it was a detailed report allegedly showing multiple baseball players that used steroids.  He was then released in 2008 by Baltimore after having a reduced spring training.

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