"I wanted to see how they did it, because everyone on this team believes that's going to be us next year," Anderson said at the time.
The Rockies hope those are prophetic words. Anderson proved last season during a solid rookie campaign (5-6, 3.54 ERA in 19 starts) that if forced to sit and watch, he can apply the lessons when he's back in action.
Anderson, the Rockies' top pick in the 2011 Draft, was limited to 89 2/3 innings in Class A in 2013 because of a left elbow stress fracture.