The Blue Jays have designated righty Shaun Anderson for assignment, per a team announcement. His spot on the roster will go to fellow righty Matt Peacock, whose previously reported waiver claim has now been announced by the team.
Anderson’s stay on the 40-man roster lasted a bit less than two weeks, as he was initially selected in late June. He made a lone big league appearance, serving up two runs in a mop-up relief inning during a win over the Red Sox. The 27-year-old has otherwise spent the entire season with the Jays’ top affiliate in Buffalo, posting a 3.88 ERA through 48 2/3 innings. That’s solid run prevention, but Anderson has only struck out 20.1% of opposing hitters at the top minor league level.
While the former third-round pick has spent most of this season in the minors, Anderson has a fairly lengthy track record in the big leagues. He’s appeared in parts of four campaigns, with the majority of his work coming as a rookie with the 2019 Giants. He posted a 5.44 ERA through 96 innings that year, starting 16 of his 28 outings. Over the next few seasons, Anderson has worked exclusively in relief at the major league level, although he’s gotten six starts in Buffalo this year. Altogether, he owns a 5.84 ERA in 135 2/3 MLB frames split between five different teams (San Francisco, the Twins, Orioles, Padres and Jays).
Toronto will have a week to trade Anderson or place him on waivers. The Jays succeeded in passing him through waivers last fall after grabbing him from San Diego. That previous outright means Anderson would have the right to refuse another assignment in favor of minor league free agency if he passes through waivers unclaimed.
good news though, he is F O R E V E R G I A N T
Farhan on Line 2.
That’s quite in investment in Peacock. Anderson got in 1 inning in a mop game and was having a fine season in AAA.
All in and a short leash.
If Anderson gets picked up that means he got one chance, wasn’t perfect then booted out of the country!
Anderson has only one major league caliber pitch, the slider. It is going to be tough for him to stick around in the big leagues anywhere.
SergIo Romo would like to disagree
Andersons slider isn’t close to Sergio’s slider of a few years ago. It is going to be tough for Anderson to stick in the big leagues.
This guy can’t be any worse than yusei he’s garbage
Just look at Shaun Anderson’s stats through the years. One half-decent (2020) year with the Giants, and he’s been awful every other year. He may be 27, but when is enough enough?