Proper-hander Shaun Anderson cleared waivers after being designated for task by the Angels, briefly elected free company and rapidly re-signed with the Halos on a brand new minor league pact, per the transaction logs at MiLB.com.
The 30-year-old Anderson pitched 10 innings for the Halos previous to his DFA and was tagged for seven runs on 14 hits and three walks with 10 strikeouts. He averaged a pedestrian 92.1 mph on his four-seamer however nonetheless notched a hearty 12.2% swinging-strike price thanks partly to a changeup he’s integrated into his combine at a career-high price of utilization (23.3%). Anderson entered the season with 152 MLB innings beneath his belt and had thrown simply seven % changeups in his profession (11.5% in 2024). It’s a small pattern of innings, however he was additionally utilizing his changeup extra incessantly (albeit to not this extent) in Triple-A as nicely.
Anderson has seen motion in components of six main league seasons and suited up for eight totally different groups alongside the way in which. He’s been hit laborious, yielding a 6.11 ERA with a 16.8% strikeout price and eight.7% stroll price in 162 MLB frames total, however groups have continued to present him seems primarily based on a stable Triple-A monitor file and a few interesting traits in his pitches. He’s proven good aptitude for producing spin on each his four-seamer and slider all through his profession, and the 6’6″ righty will get wonderful extension on his pitches, which may also help his lackluster velocity play up.
Anderson was working as a starter in Salt Lake previous to being known as up by the Angels. He’d tossed 37 1/3 innings throughout seven begins and logged a 5.06 ERA, a 17.6% strikeout price and a 7.6% stroll price in that point. He labored as a multi-inning reliever with the Angels and noticed his pitch rely climb as excessive as 51 in certainly one of his appearances with the Angels, on Could 11. He’ll now stay with the Halos and once more function a flexible depth arm who may come to the majors and assist in quite a lot of roles.
