The Phillies announced today that they have released right-hander Drew Anderson after he cleared waivers. He had been designated for assignment recently.
Anderson, a 25th-round pick in 2012, has had success at times as a starter in the upper minors. But he has struggled in limited MLB action, coughing up 18 earned runs on 29 hits in 21 total frames.
It has been a rough overall campaign for Anderson, who has been sidelined since late June and was ineffective before that. Over 11 starts at the Triple-A level, he managed only a 5.77 ERA with 7.4 K/9 against 5.0 BB/9.
This is not news. Next
He should have gone to College. 21 round and in the minors is a hard life.
Typical Phillies hype kid up (“great stuff, wipe-out curve, knows how to pitch) then fail to develop him.
he really was never that hyped. topped out at the back end of the top-30. and I don’t see how its the organization’s failure or he was simply not that great to begin with.
Want to do something constructively significant? Release Gabe.
Now!
Throws like 90 he would’ve been decent in 2001
im pretty sure he was released on the 2nd but okay
Typical Phillies pitcher, touches 90 with his “fastball”.
This site once had a podcast and when Cole Hamels was getting close to being traded to Texas the Rangers beat writer was a guest. He said” The discussions have been strange. Most organizations are interested in pitchers who throw hard, but not the Phillies.”
Then he burst out laughing.