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 charge thanks partly to a changeup he’s integrated into his combine at a career-high charge of utilization (23.3%). Anderson entered the season with 152 MLB innings underneath 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 continuously (albeit to not this extent) in Triple-A as properly.
Anderson has seen motion in elements of six main league seasons and suited up for eight completely different groups alongside the best way. He’s been hit onerous, yielding a 6.11 ERA with a 16.8% strikeout charge and eight.7% stroll charge in 162 MLB frames general, however groups have continued to offer him appears to be like primarily based on a strong Triple-A monitor document 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 glorious extension on his pitches, which can assist 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 charge and a 7.6% stroll charge in that point. He labored as a multi-inning reliever with the Angels and noticed his pitch depend climb as excessive as 51 in one among 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 a wide range of roles.
