Right-handed Nick Anderson According to a report by Joel Sherman of the New York Post, a deal has been reached with the sailors. This is an unusual situation as Anderson once had a 40-man roster in the Rockies and pitched in the MLB game on August 27. Rockies selected Anderson as Triple-A on August 29, who was elected as a free agency yesterday, according to a deal login on Anderson’s MLB.com profile page. Anderson has enough service hours to be unable to choose his minor without his consent, so his departure from the organization may be related to Colorado’s decision to choose him earlier this week.
Anyway, Anderson seems to have gone to the sailor now. It is not clear that his agreement with Seattle is a major or minor league agreement, but the Mariners need to clean up a 40-man roster to accommodate Anderson if they are to be on the roster. The 35-year-old pitcher has made 12 appearances in the Rockies this season and has stood out from most of his losses on July 26, but the vast majority of his losses were debuting in five games on July 26. In 11 appearances in August, Anderson posted a 3.29 ERA on the 3.29 ERA, but with 4.95 FIP and 3.95 FIP and 19.2% strikeout efficiency.
This is far from Anderson’s peak effectiveness for him. The right-hander made his major league debut in 2019, but was traded to the Rays before the end of the year. He completely dominated the three seasons with a strikeout rate of 1.85 ERA, 2.42 FIP and 42.5% strikeout rate in three seasons. An elbow injury restricted him to six innings in 2021, but his entire 2022 campaign killed him, which ended his time in the light. Anderson resurfaced as a member of the Braves in 2023, and despite his strikeout rate dropping to 25.5%, he is still a solid late-stage situation with an ERA of 3.06 ERA and 35 appearances of FIP 3.09 FIP.
Last year, the wheels began to appear for Anderson. In his 49 appearances since the 2024 campaign began, he released a bland 4.65 ERA and 5.00 FIP. Of course, it should be noted that at that time he did not get a consistent MLB job, although his triple numbers didn’t fully inspire confidence either. Still, Anderson has been dominant in the past and has been a quality contributor to the bullpen for just two years. Perhaps joining an organization that is prideful for its powerful pitching guys like Seattle can help Anderson do it right and contribute to the Mariners bullpen this season. Andres Munoz and Matt Brash Covered late innings for the team, but maybe Anderson could push like Emerson Hancock Come out of the bullpen, return to Triple A, and even occupy the extended roster that will be opened for the organization tomorrow.
