Jason Roger Anderson....was all-state his senior year at Danville High School (IL) in 1997...went 14-1 and tied
the Illinois state record with six consecutive shutouts...attended the University of Illinois on a baseball Scholarship
and was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Year in 2000...was an All-American and Academic All-American in
2000...received the George Huff Academic Award in 1999 and was named the Illinois Co-Newcomer of the
Year in 1998...became the fi rst Staten Island Yankee to make the Majors...had his uniform #19 retired on July
14, 2003...Staten Island President Jim Molinaro offi cially proclaimed July 14, 2003 "Jason Anderson Day" in
Staten Island...signed by scout Steve Lemke (Yankees).
2005
Opened the season with Triple-A Columbus and appeared in a career-high 55 games out of
the bullpen for the Clippers...also tied a career-high with 10 saves...posted a 2-0 record with a 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...did not allow
a run in 15 of his fi rst 16 appearances and 20 of his fi rst 22...was recalled by the Yankees on July 1 and
pitched 2.0 scoreless innings that night in Detroit...earned his second big league win on July 4 vs. Baltimore
after allowing one run in 1.2 innings...appeared in just three games for the Yankees posting a 7.94 ERA before
rejoining Columbus...went on to post a 4-1 record with a 2.66 ERA (20 ER/67.2 IP) at Triple-A.
2004
Spent spring training with the Mets but was designated for assignment on 4/4...was claimed
off waivers by Cleveland on 4/8 and was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo...was recalled by Cleveland on 4/23 and
made his only appearance of the season that night at Detroit...allowed 4BB, 5ER and 1H (a grand slam to
Brandon Inge) in 1.0IP...was optioned back to Buffalo on 4/25...was placed on the seven-day disabled list with
Buffalo on 5/17 with back inflammation...was designated for assignment on 5/27 and was claimed off waivers
by the Yankees on 6/1...spent the remainder of the season at Triple-A Columbus, going 1-3 with a 4.63 ERA in
36 relief appearances.
2003
Major League Service Time: 0 Years, 120 Days
Contract Status: Signed through 2003.
How Obtained: Acquired from the New York Yankees, along with minor league right-handed pitchers Anderson Garcia and Ryan Bicondoa, in exchange for right-handed pitcher Armando Benitez on July 16, 2003.
Family: Single
Tossed 3.0 scoreless innings in relief on September 15th at Chicago...Permitted one run in his last four outings, spanning 7.2 innings (1.17 ERA).
Held righthanded batters to a .148 (4-27) average with the Mets.
Recalled from Norfolk (AAA) of the International League on August 28th...Made his Mets debut on August 29th vs. the Phillies.
Was acquired on July 16th from the New York Yankees along with minor league righthanded pitchers Anderson Garcia and Ryan Bicondoa in exchange for righthanded pitcher Armando Benitez.
Began the season with the Yankees, where he appeared in 22 games in relief...Compiled a 1-0 mark with a 4.79 ERA...In 20.2 innings, he yielded 23 hits, 13 runs, 11 earned, with 14 walks and nine strikeouts.
Notched his first major league victory on June 24th in a 10-9 win at Tampa Bay...Worked a scoreless inning.
Was unscored upon in seven of 10 outings from April 8th-June 4th...During that stretch he surrendered five earned runs in 12.0 innings of work (3.75 ERA).
Constructed a 1.59 ERA in the month of May with the Yankees...In five games, he tossed 5.2 innings, yielding only one earned run.
Went 1-3 with four saves and a 2.70 ERA in 10 games for Norfolk...In 23.1 innings, he allowed 18 hits, eight runs, seven earned, with seven walks and nine strikeouts.
Moved to the bullpen at Norfolk on August 15th...Posted a 1-0 mark with four saves and 0.00 ERA in five games in relief...In 7.2 innings, he surrendered one hit, no runs, with two walks and one strikeout.
Earned four saves and a win (August 17th at Indianapolis) in his last five appearances with Norfolk.
As a starter with the Tides, he was 0-3 with a 4.02 ERA in five games...In 15.2 innings, he permitted 17 hits, eight runs, seven earned, with five walks and eight strikeouts.
Also went 0-0 with three saves and a 0.00 ERA in six games with Columbus (AAA) of the International League...In 7.2 innings, he allowed three hits, no runs, with two walks and 13 strikeouts.
JASON'S bests
WIN STREAK -- 1 (June 24, 2003 - present)
LOSS STREAK -- None
STRIKEOUT HIGH -- 2 (three times, last; September 19, 2003 vs. Montreal)
LONGEST OUTING -- 3.0 innings (September 15, 2003 @ Chicago)
MOST WALKS, GAME -- 3 (twice, last; July 4, 2003, vs. Boston)
SCORELESS STREAK -- 5.0 innings (June 17, 2003 - July 1, 2003)
2002
Split the season between Single-A Tampa, Double-A Norwich and Triple-A Columbusb&began
the season at Tampa, making three starts in his first five appearances before making the transition to the bullpen
on a permanent basis for the remainder of the season...was 4-2 with a 4.07 ERA in 12 games/three starts with
Tampa before being promoted to Norwich on 5/10...made 16 relief appearances with Norwich, going 1-1 with
a 0.93 ERA (19.1IP, 14H, 2ER, 5BB, 21K)...was promoted to Columbus on 6/25 and finished the season
there...did not allow a run in the month of July, recording three wins in 13 appearances, allowing just five hits
in 15.2IP...for the season combined to go 10-4 with four saves and a 2.88 ERA in 54 games (78.0IP, 25ER,
19BB, 71K).
2001
Began the season at Single-A Greensboro, going 7-9 with a 3.76 ERA in 23 games/19 games started...made four relief appearances in April, earning his first career save on 4/28 vs. Hagerstown...won five straight decisions from 6/8-7/1, posting a 1.80 ERA in that span...concluded the season with Staten Island,
going 5-1 with a 1.70 ERA in seven startsb&was second in the league with a .190 opponents batting average and
fourth with 10.57 strikeouts per 9.0IPb&recorded three 10-plus strikeout games, including a career-high 14 on
8/18 vs. Brooklyn in 7.2IP.
