 Anderson split two seasons between Kansas City and AAA Omaha, going 2-3 with a 6.89 ERA at the major league level, before retiring following the 1988 season.After retiring, Anderson accepted a job as pitching coach for the Gulf Coast League Twins.After thirteen seasons as a minor league coach, the last seven at the AAA level, he was named the Minnesota Twins' pitching coach for the season, where he coached with former Met, and minor league roommate, Twins' manager Ron Gardenhire.