12 games to go GT 9/14

[seth8734]

I thought Anderson was gonna be good but nope

He has been horrible against bad teams. Minor league player at best. Not having a fastball hurts him fkkkk losing to the worst team in the league god these games better end fast. Atrocious

[Southpaw773]

I thought Anderson was gonna be good but nope

He has been horrible against bad teams. Minor league player at best. Not having a fastball hurts him fkkkk losing to the worst team in the league god these games better end fast. Atrocious

Mariners are chock full of AAAA players. Nice Jerry.

[HawkandMariner88]

No starts in AAA will do that

[DavidGee24]

I thought Anderson was gonna be good but nope

I really think it's just how this year has gone, everything the Mariner organization has touched has turned to shit. Kade puts up one of the best minor league seasons ever, then puts on a Mariner uniform and totally sucks. How Montes has escaped the Sadim (Midas spelled backwards) Touch thus far is a miracle.

And the Mariners half-ass another game, now 4-7 into the league's easiest schedule in September.

[Donn Beach]

Thinking of an Yesavage - Anderson comp. I just think it's going to take longer for Anderson to refine his approach for the ML level

Trey Yesavage (The Power Righty):
Yesavage relies on a rigid, over-the-top arm slot that creates a steep downward plane. He features a heavy four-seam fastball sitting 93–95 mph (touching 97) with great riding life. His premier weapon is an "electric" low-80s split-changeup alongside a sharp mid-80s slider, making him lethal against against both lefties and righties


As a Kade Anderson (The Polished Southpaw
Anderson leans heavily on an incredibly polished four-pitch mix and elite command. He sits in the 92–95 mph range with room to add velocity, pairing his heater with a devastating plus changeup and high-spin breaking stuff that generated a massive 39.6% whiff rate in the minors

[Pharmabro]

I don;t know what the fuck happened to this team but they can’t hit, pitch, or field. Earlier in the year they had like above average OPS+, ERA+, and now they do this shit where if the BP holds up the SPs fail or if they get a good start they can’t generate runs or close.

Total shit show.

And I feel it all goes back to not getting J. Duran!

[GL_Storm]

Anderson was pitching half his games in possibly the most pitcher friendly park in the minor leagues. But he was also dominant in away games and the other Texas league parks are supposed to be closer to average in park factor, so there is that. But I think not experiencing the joy of pitching in some of the high altitude parks in the PCL may have been a mistake.

Right now, according to Statcast, he's using his 4-seam fastball 41% of the time. That isn't crazy, but it's still probably too much. To be effective at this level, he'll need to really perfect his secondary pitches. But leaning on the fastball is a very Mariner approach to pitching.

He's also going to need to pitch to contact to some degree and rolling out the worst defensive team in baseball doesn't really help with that.