The Brewers have placed the left-hander Brett Anderson On the disabled list, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com tweets. Anderson is dealing with a blister.
Anderson was one of the Brewers’ offseason top acquisitions over the winter, when they signed him with a $ 5MM one-year warranty, and should play a key role in his rotation when he returns to health. But several injuries have worried the 32-year-old Anderson since he made his major league debut with Athletics in 2009. However, he remained healthy for the most part last year, throwing 176 innings and posting a 3.89 / 4.57 FIP ERA in Oakland despite a measly 4.6 K / 9. Anderson helped his cause with a Groundball rate of 54.5 percent above average and a 2.51 BB / 9.
The Anderson IL placement is the latest setback for the Milwaukee rotation, which will also start the season without lefties. Eric Lauer. As a result, it’s unclear what his rotation will look like when the season begins. Brandon Woodruff, Adrian Houser and Josh Lindblom creates some of the Brewers’ most experienced healthy start options. They are online to start jobs, while Brent Suter, Corbin Burnes, Freddy Peralta and David Phelps They also opened games in their own right and were able to complete thanks to the team’s health problems.
