Leslie (Stephes) Anderson

Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: March 30, 1982 in Camaguey, Camaguey, CU

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• 5/17 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Victor Mateo Dominates in Montgomery Victory: Last night had it all, from an offensive explosion to a pitcher’s duel to a thrilling comeback victory and an agonizing...
• 5/15 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Leslie Anderson Hits Towering Home Run As Bulls Win: One of the knocks about Leslie Anderson during his time in the Rays system has been his lack of power. Last night, he clubbed...
• 5/10 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Wil Myers Leaves After Two, Speculation Abounds: When a top prospect is pulled from a game after two innings, all kinds of speculation is to be expected. Is he about to get called...
• 5/9 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Richie Shaffer, Jake DePew Slam Clutch Home Runs As Stone Crabs Come Back to Win: The past couple days, there has been a bizarre trend for the Rays. Roberto Hernandez pitched extremely well on Tuesday but the...
• 5/8 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Parker Markel Has Much-Needed Breakout Outing as Stone Crabs Beat Manatees: At least one team in the Rays organization had a good day. Skip to the Charlotte game for some optimism. Triple-A International...
• 5/7 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Jeff Ames Throws 6 Shutout Frames, Justin O’Conner Drives in Two in Hot Rods Win: If you’re coming here to restore your faith in humanity after yesterday’s Rays loss, read the Bowling Green game and...
• 5/5 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Jesse Hahn Rolls Again, Jeff Malm Homers Twice, But Stone Crabs Fall to Hammerheads: When a player has a great game, fans react differently based on how good that player has been touted to be. For one player, greatness...
• 5/4 Rays Colored Glasses: The UnderCards: Mikie Mahtook Plays Key Role in Biscuits’ Victory: It was a rough night for the farm teams, as they went 1-4 overall, including being swept in a doubleheader. Fortunately, the great...
• 5/1 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Doesn’t Get Much Better Than Chris Archer Tossing Shutout Ball and Wil Myers Homering: The Durham Bulls are 18-8 so far in 2013, the best record in the International League’s South Division. At the end of the...

• 4/30 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Taylor Guerrieri Sharp, Andrew Toles Wins It in 11 as Hot Rods Beat Peoria: In advance of the Rays taking on James Shields on Tuesday, the Durham Bulls faced fellow ex-Ray Wil Rhymes on Monday. Fine, that...
• 4/25 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Tim Beckham, Cole Figueroa Impress as Bulls Edge Mud Hens: There is no conceivable way that Tim Beckham will end up becoming superstar the Rays thought he would be when they selected him...
• 4/24 Rays Colored Glasses: The Virtue of Patience With the Rays Prospects: It can get maddening at times. There appears to be an obvious hole at a position, where the player on the Rays roster just is...
• 4/21 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Bulls Win DoubleHeader But Happiness Negated by Hak-Ju Lee Injury: Winning is the priority for any baseball team. But especially given the length of the season, if you lose a key player in the...
• 4/16 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Wil Myers Delivers Go-Ahead Hit in 9th as Bulls Beat Knights: The Rays traded for Wil Myers because they know he can be that player who you want coming to the plate with 2 outs in the 9th...
• 4/15 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Alex Torres Rolls, Hak-Ju Lee Has Huge Game, But Bulls Fall in 11 Innings: The last two days have made it extremely tough to be a Rays fan- and that holds true at the minor league level as well. While...
• 4/13 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Leslie Anderson Continues Power Surge in Bulls Loss: Leslie Anderson had put together a solid showing in Spring Training, catching the eye of the coaching staff with his improved...
• 4/12 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Alex Colome Rolls, Wil Myers Shows Off the Patience as Bulls Shut Out Tides: No one questions Wil Myers‘ potential- the only question is where he’ll be able to actualize it in the major leagues....
• 4/11 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Leslie Anderson Erupts for 2 Home Runs as Bulls Win in Slugfest: It’s human nature that after years of seeing someone not do something, we assume they can’t do it. That has been precisely...
• 4/11 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Leslie Anderson Hits Two Home Runs in Bulls Victory: Leslie Anderson had put together a solid Spring Training, and seemed to have brought himself to the Rays attention. However, he...

• 3/24 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Jack Cust Released, Leslie Anderson, 4 Others Sent to Minor League Camp: Year after year, the Rays pursue players coming off a poor season or even two, signing as many as possible to cheap contracts...
• 3/22 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: A Case of Mistaken Identity With Rodney’s Plantain, Sam Fuld, A Pair of Friday Lineups: Identity has been a key issue for the Rays since the end of last season. While every team in baseball will tell you that they’re...
• 3/21 Rays Colored Glasses: Where Will The Rays Turn If Sam Fuld Isn’t Ready for the Start of the Season?: The past two years, Sam Fuld has been a spark-plug on the Rays’ roster, not being a starting player most of the time, but...
• 3/17 Rays Colored Glasses: Alfredo Aceves Continues His Circus Act, Drills Rodriguez in Rays Loss: The circus that is Alfredo Aceves continued on Saturday afternoon against the Tampa Bay Rays, further marring a 9-2 loss to the...
• 3/16 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/16: After playing a split-squad doubleheader yesterday, the Boston Red Sox make the trip up I-75 to Port Charlotte, FL to take...
• 3/12 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Rays Send Mike Montgomery, Enny Romero, 9 Others to Minor League Camp, Tuesday Lineup: Spring training is always an incredible experience for players and fans alike as everyone from the superstars to the top prospects...
• 3/11 Rays Colored Glasses: Matt Moore Shows Progress But Falls Apart in 4th as Rays Lose 6-2 to Red Sox: Entering 2012, the expectations were sky-high for Matt Moore after he struck out 11 in his first major league start in 2011 and...
• 3/10 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: All Eyes on Matt Moore as Rays Make Season Debut on Sun Sports: Spring training is a very fun time in the baseball season, but what’s it very frustrating is that the vast majority of games...
• 3/10 Rays Colored Glasses: Jeff Niemann Strong, Desmond Jennings OK, and Offense Surging as Rays Blow Out Phillies: Spring training final scores can be exceedingly misleading- in the Rays’ 15-7 win on Saturday, they led just 5-4 after 6...
• 3/8 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 14 Preview: David Price, Rays Take On Phillies: Ironically, two of the Rays’ biggest rivals are the teams closest to Tropicana Field while the Rays train in Port Charlotte,...
• 3/8 Rays Colored Glasses: Alex Cobb, Chris Archer Dominate, Tim Beckham Steps Up as Rays Beat Pirates 4-2: When the Rays’ pitchers are at their best, you just get them a couple of runs and you’re set for a smooth victory....
• 3/6 Rays Colored Glasses: Matt Moore Struggles In His Second Outing But Brandon Guyer Steals Home as Rays Rally to Win 8-5: The Rays’ starting lineup was filled with six players who are expected to have regular playing time in the season, but magic...
• 3/5 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Wil Myers “The X-Factor”, Tim Beckham’s Potential, Tuesday Lineup: The Rays have the potential to be a very good baseball team in 2013, but there’s one player with the potential to make them...
• 3/1 Rays Colored Glasses: Lefties Matt Moore and Jake McGee Struggle Mightily as Tigers Blow Out Rays: Spring training got off to a great start for the Rays as they began 4-1 with their pitchers dominating and their offense always...

• 2/27 Rays Colored Glasses: Is the Rays’ Leslie Anderson Finally Going to Get His Shot?: Rays fans flocked from all over the US to head down to Port Charlotte, Florida for the start of Rays Spring Training, looking...
• 2/27 Rays Colored Glasses: Longoria, Anderson Key Rays Victory: Even if it is early, the Rays are hitting the ball well thus far in their Grapefruit League games. If nothing else, it may help...
• 2/26 Baseball News Source: Rays News: David Price Starts, Leslie Anderson Continues Hot Spring: Tampa Bay Rays 1B/OF Leslie Anderson  got a start in left field today against the Houston Astros  and added two more  RBI...
• 2/26 Rays Colored Glasses: Leslie Anderson Is Making a Good Impression: Leslie Anderson arrived in Tampa with a lot of promise and high expectations. Now in the final year of his four year contract,...
• 2/26 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Evan Longoria, David Price Set to Make Spring Debuts, Rhyne Hughes Signs With Mets: There’s a 50% chance of precipitation in Port Charlotte today, but if the game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Houston Astros...
• 2/25 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Close to Regular Lineup for Monday’s Game, Leslie Anderson Steps Up: Spring training has been exciting the past couple of days, but way too many of the players were prospects far from the major leagues...
• 2/25 Rays Colored Glasses: Wil Myers Notches First Rays Hit, Leslie Anderson Clutch Again, Mark Thomas Slams Big HR as Rays Beat Twins: Once the season starts, Rays fans know that while the bats will have their moments, the Rays’ pitching staff will always...
• 2/24 Baseball News Source: Tampa Bay Rays: Wil Myers Makes Nervous Spring Debut: Tampa Bay Rays prospect Wil Myers  admitted he was somewhat nervous and finished his 2013 spring training debut  against the...
• 2/24 Rays Colored Glasses: Jennings Starts Strong, Anderson Slams Key Homer, Rodney Unhittable as Rays Earn Split in Spring’s First Day: The games still mean nothing, but how great is it to have some Rays scores to talk about? On Saturday, the Rays began their spring...
• 2/23 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Take It Down To The Wire But Lose 4-3 In First Spring Matchup: Red Sox fans got a good game in the first Grapefruit League game of 2013, but it eventually culminated in a loss. Pitching dominated...

• 1/29 Rays Colored Glasses: Leslie Anderson – From Promise to Afterthought: Seemingly all offseason, there have been talks of the Rays seeking out a first base/corner outfield type, someone capable of playing...
• 1/23 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Hector Luna Notches 3 Hits, Juan Sandoval Tosses 1.2 Perfect IP, But Aguilas Fall: Nice to see current and former Rays playing well in Winter Ball. But when they’re the only players on their teams playing...
• 1/22 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Nine Rays Duke It Out as Escogido Edges Cibaenas in 11 Innings: Something pretty crazy about Winter Ball is teammates going up against each other. When both players are fighting to prove themselves...
• 1/22 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Jorge Cantu Homers, 7 Rays Make Appearances as Escogido Pounds Cibaenas: We missed our Rays Winter Ball recap for today, and it was probably worth skipping, but there were a couple of interesting games...
• 1/19 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Fernando Rodney has Rough Appearance, Feliciano Provides Offense: After the dominant season that Fernando Rodney had last year, it would have made sense if he took the winter off. However, Rodney...
• 1/16 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Juan Miranda Homer The Difference as Obregon Edges Culiacan: Sometimes a role player comes out of nowhere to be a hero in one isolated game. Other times, an otherwise ordinary player can...
• 1/13 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Cesar Suarez Homers as Anzoategui Comes Away With A Victory Vs. Lara: You know deep down that you’re not that player. You’ve never hit well enough to bat third in any lineup, let alone...
• 1/9 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Manny Ramirez Homers, But Willy Aybar’s 3 RBI Lead Escogido Over Cibaenas: We’ll only discuss two games today, but both were the type of classics we expect to see in the playoffs. Dominican Winter...

• 12/4 Rays Colored Glasses: What The James Loney Signing Says About Wrigley And Anderson: The Tampa Bay Rays have had great success in plucking players off the scrap heap and revitalizing their careers. Players such...
• 12/1 Rays Colored Glasses: Why Aren’t the Rays Giving Henry Wrigley or Leslie Anderson A Chance?: This offseason, the Rays will have to work on filling a major need at first base. At this point, it seems like their most likely...
• 12/1 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Jorge Cantu Provides Offense: The Winter Leagues ran the gamut, from pitching duels to an offensive showdown. Jorge Cantu produced what may have been his best...

• 11/30 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Alex Torres Strikes Out 5, Ryan Reid Goes 2 Innings for Win in Zulia’s 3-2 Victory: Nice to pitch knowing you have an ex-teammate behind you ready to do everything he can to seal your wins and save you from loses....
• 11/28 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Wes Bankston Homers and Drives in 4 But Mayos Lose on Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Sometimes you just get beaten and it hurts. Other times, something so crazy happens that your first thought is “what just...

• 10/21 Rays Colored Glasses: What Would the Rays Look Like If Spring Training Started Tomorrow?: The offseason has just begun for the Tampa Bay Rays and the rest of baseball. But to get an idea for what the Rays’ objectives...
• 10/5 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays 2012 Positional Review – First Base: Comparatively, first base was a position of relative stability for the Tampa Bay Rays. Carlos Pena made the vast majority of the...

• 9/26 Rays Colored Glasses: The Tale Of Rich Thompson: Rich Thompson has been a bit of a baseball vagabond for most of his career. Originally drafted sixth round of the 2000 MLB Amateur...
• 9/20 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays’ Top Prospects Honored: Great game for the Rays yesterday, and it was great timing as the Rays’ had several of their top prospects in the house...
• 9/10 Rays Colored Glasses: What Will The Rays Do With Josh Lueke?: The Rays are all about maximizing the efficiency of their roster. Yet on their 40-man roster their appears to be a player who...
• 9/4 Rays Colored Glasses: Now Calling Leslie Anderson?: As the rosters have expanded, teams are making their callups from the minor leagues. Thus far, the Rays have called up six players...
• 9/3 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: O’Conner, Maile Each Drive in 5 as Renegades Win Slugfest: Always great when your offense comes up big. Unfortunately, that doesn’t happen very often. In one game, the Renegades scored...

• 8/29 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Sale Suspension, Niemann Returns, Joyce Injury, Rodriguez Timetable: Rays fans got sudden and stunning news on Tuesday afternoon as 2010 first round pick Josh Sale, who was enjoying a fine 2012 season,...
• 8/26 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: 6-1 Day Dampened by Niemann Setback: In the minor leagues, it’s always nice when your team wins. But it’s the individual performances that matter most....
• 8/22 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: 5-1 Day Completely Overshadowed By Billy Hamilton: Pretty unbelievable. Rays affiliates had an incredible day, imitating the Rays with a 1.87 collective ERA on their way to a 5-1...
• 8/21 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Ramos Battered as 4 Homers Not Enough for Bulls: Just 5 games on the slate for Rays affiliates with the Montgomery Biscuits getting rained out, but that didn’t stop a heartbreaking...
• 8/18 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Luke Scott Continues To Hit:   A number of close games highlight the action around the minor leagues tonight. The Princeton Rays and Johnson City Cardinals...
• 8/15 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Luke Scott, Jeff Niemann Rehab Results Highlight Action: Both Luke Scott and Jeff Niemann continued their rehab assignments Tuesday night, with very different results. Brett Nommensen...
• 8/14 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Offense Highlights Light Schedule: The Rays farm system had a light night of action, with the Montgomery Biscuits, Charlotte Stone Crabs, Hudson Valley Renegades,...
• 8/11 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Minors Have Rough Night, Going 0-5:   Rains wrecked havoc upon the minor league slate tonight, causing the suspension of one game, and the postponement of another....
• 8/7 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Conrad, Gantt Produce As Minors Go 6-1:   The Tampa Bay Rays may have been off on Monday, but the minor leagues were in action with some exciting play. The Montgomery...
• 8/4 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Finishing Last Night’s Action:   Typically, in our look around the Rays minor league teams, we go from AAA to the Gulf Coast League. However, we start with...

• 7/26 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Marty Gantt Walk-off Single Wins It as Renegades Find Magic Again: It’s special to find a team on such a roll that no matter how a game starts, even if they’re getting blown out, they...
• 7/25 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Incredible Day for Rays Continues in Minors: The Rays had an extremely gratifying day on Tuesday as Sam Fuld returned, Joe Maddon talked about Evan Longoria beginning to rehab...
• 7/23 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Alvin Toles, P-Rays Explode for 13 Runs: If only the Rays could score like some of their affiliates did on Sunday. Triple-A International League: Game 1: Rochester Red...
• 7/19 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Bullpen, Offense Step Up as P-Rays Edge Bluefield: We don’t appreciate the bullpen when it’s going well. When it’s not, we complain notstop as our favorite teams...
• 7/17 Rays Colored Glasses: Will Leslie Anderson Get A Chance?:   Back in 2010, Leslie Anderson was filled with promise. Considered a highly skilled international player, he defected from...
• 7/16 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Matt Joyce Begins Rehab in Hot Rods Nail-Biting Loss: As we see on all the TV shows, rehab is no guarantee. Even injury rehab. Setbacks happen and you just have to hope that your players...
• 7/12 Kings of Kauffman: Royals July 11th Minor Recap: The Triple-A All-Star Game was held on Wednesday night and Wil Myers took home the MVP award to cap a fine week of All-Star accolades....
• 7/12 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Braulio Lara, Stone Crabs 1-Hit Lakeland: Only the Rays organization could have a pitcher allow 1 hit through 7 innings and leave in line for the loss, right? Triple-A...
• 7/3 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: GCL Rays Get One-Hit For 10 Innings AND WIN!: On a night where the Rays played perhaps their craziest game of the season but seized their chances to secure a much-needed win,...

• 6/29 Rays Colored Glasses: Why Don’t the Rays Go After the High-Profile International Signings?: Before the most recent talented baseball player to defect from Cuba, Yasiel Puig, signed a 6 year, 42 million dollar contract...
• 6/27 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: The Boys Are Coming Back: This tweet from Sun Sports sideline reporter/anchor Todd Kalas may be the most positive of the entire season for the Rays. Rays...

• 7/22 TampaSportsGuy: Rays Should Prepare For 2013: Although I haven’t completely given up on the season, it doesn’t seem likely that the Rays will make the playoffs...
• 7/20 TampaSportsGuy: Rays better not trade Casey Kotchman: I’ve expressed my love of Casey Kotchman as the Rays first baseman many times, and my opinion hasn’t changed. After...