Learning curve steep for Anderson

SEATTLE — The education of Tim Anderson continues.

The 23-year-old rookie White Sox shortstop, who was the club’s first-round pick (17th overall) in the 2013 Draft, made his Major League debut on June 10 and started out fast, batting .314 with three home runs, five RBIs and two stolen bases in 86 at-bats in the month and looking sharp on defense.

July hasn’t been kind to Anderson or the White Sox, however. Anderson entered Monday night’s series opener against the Mariners at Safeco Field with a .220 average in July and was hitless in his last 11 at-bats with six hits in his last 32 at-bats.

It might be a case of the league adjusting to Anderson, and now Anderson knows he has to adjust back. Fortunately, he’s in the Major Leagues, where the tools are available to address that adversity.

“You just have so many sources to go to,” Anderson said. “Computer-wise, paper-wise, you just have so much information that you can read up on on an opponent that you’re going to face. I’ve been getting into pickoff moves, how [pitchers are] pitching to righties in different counts. It’s very helpful to go into the game, see how a guy delivers, see his pickoff move, see how he goes about his business on the mound.

“It’s part of me adjusting using all of the information I have on different guys.”

Anderson said he hasn’t been overwhelmed at this level because he’s always tried to maintain focus on not …

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