▁with ▁the ▁Ch ath am ▁A ' s ▁of ▁the ▁Cape ▁C od ▁Baseball ▁League . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Western ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference ▁all - star ▁and ▁a ▁First ▁Team ▁College ▁All - American . ▁Anderson ▁set ▁R ice ▁University ▁records ▁for ▁career ▁wins ▁( 3 0 ) ▁and ▁saves ▁( 1 4 ), ▁and ▁also ▁posted ▁a ▁ 1 . 8 2 ▁earned ▁run ▁average ▁( ER A ) ▁during ▁his ▁final ▁year ▁with ▁the ▁team . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁amateur ▁entry ▁draft , ▁Anderson ▁was ▁selected ▁first ▁overall ▁by ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Tig ers . ▁He ▁eventually ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁for ▁a ▁$ 2 . 5 ▁million ▁signing ▁bonus . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁Anderson ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁best ▁prospect ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁by ▁Baseball ▁America . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁called ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁from ▁the ▁min ors , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁an ▁E RA ▁under ▁ 0 . 7 0 . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁Major ▁League ▁season , ▁he ▁went ▁ 5 – 1 ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 . 2 7 ▁E RA ▁in ▁ 4 2 ▁games . ▁He ▁also ▁struck ▁out ▁ 4 4 ▁bat ters ▁in ▁ 4 4 ▁inn ings ▁pitch ed . ▁Anderson ' s ▁numbers ▁were ▁never ▁again ▁as ▁impress ive ▁as ▁those ▁of ▁his ▁ro ok ie ▁season , ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁record ▁ 2 2 ▁saves