July 28, 2009 at 3:35 PM
Sox acquire outfielder Brian Anderson
According to Boston.com's Nick Carfardo, the Red Sox have acquired outfielder Brian Anderson from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Mark Kotsay, just four days after designating the veteran outfielder for assignment. A first-round draft choice (fifteenth overall) by the White Sox in 2003, Anderson has hit .225/.288/.364 in parts of five seasons with Chicago, including a .238/.322/.319 line with 2 home runs and 13 RBI in 185 at-bats this season. In parts of five seasons in the White Sox minor league system, the right-handed Arizona native has managed .293/.362/.474 totals with 40 home runs and 179 RBI in 1179 at-bats. Anderson will assigned to Triple-A Pawtucket.