Lars Anderson Resurgence

Lars Anderson fell from elite prospect status after a dismal season in Portland. This year, after a strong start, he has already been promoted to Pawtucket.

It's tough to tell with such a small sample size ( 62 plate appearances in Double-A this year) but it appears a change in his approach has helped immensely.

In a small sample so far this year his line drive rate is 22.4%, GB 26.5%, and fly ball is 51.0%. These are far cry from his minor league averages of 16.2%, 53.0%, and 30.4%. Now I try not to read too much into this because we do not have a reliable sample size yet for 2010 and there is probably no way he can retain such a high line drive rate but it does appear he is driving the ball much more this season.

The organization obviously noted his improvement as well and moved him up accordingly. Boston is struggling to fill the DH void and this move could bode well for Anderson's future in Boston.

He will be challenged in Triple-A after spending parts of 3 seasons stalled in Double-A. We'll continue to monitor his development closely.