Current Contract
Contract renewable though 2011.

Became a Cardinal
Selected in the fourth round (140th overall) of the June, 2005 First-Year Player Draft. Received a $250,000 signing bonus.

2008 Season
Ranked by the Birdhouse as the Cardinals #2 prospect in the preseason Top 40 Prospects ranking, Anderson responded by hitting .388 in 19 games at Double-A Springfield before getting promoted to Memphis. At Triple-A, Anderson hit .281 with two home runs and 27 RBIs in 73 games for the Redbirds. He continued to show improvement on his play behind the plate and earned a Futures Game selection in July.

2007 Season
Anderson, a mid and post-season Texas League All-Star, played 103 games at Double-A Springfield, hitting .298/.350/.388 with six home runs and 53 RBI.

Career Notes
Spending the entire 2006 season with low Class A Quad Cities, Anderson hit .302/.377/.417 with three home runs and 51 RBI in 109 games.

Anderson hit .331/.383/.513 with six home runs and 36 RBI in 51 games for Rookie-level Johnson City in 2005.

Player Awards
Birdhouse Top 40 Prospect 2008: #2
Birdhouse Top 40 Prospect 2007: #4
Birdhouse Top 40 Prospect 2006: #10
Futures Game Selection 2008
Futures Game Selection 2007
Texas League Post-Season All-Star 2007
Texas League Mid-Season All-Star 2007
Midwest League Post-Season All-Star 2006
Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star 2006
Texas League Player of the Week (4/14-20/08)

Photo: Ray Mileur