The Angels re-signed righty Shaun Anderson to a minor league deal (h/t to Matt Eddy of Baseball America). The MiLB.com transaction log indicates the deal was agreed upon shortly before the New Year.
Anderson is back in the organization after bouncing on and off the roster in 2025. He worked out of the rotation at Triple-A Salt Lake for the majority of the season. Anderson took the ball 24 times and tossed 116 2/3 innings of 6.02 ERA ball in the Pacific Coast League. He had a below-average 16.7% strikeout rate but generally avoided walks and did a decent job keeping the ball in the park in the minors.
The Halos called upon the 31-year-old a couple times when they needed an extra arm to work in long relief. Anderson made seven appearances over scattered MLB stints. He was tagged for six homers in 11 1/3 innings, allowing 13 runs in the process.
Anderson has pitched in the big leagues in six of the last seven years. He owns a 6.39 ERA over 163 1/3 frames. He spent the ’23 season in Korea as a member of the Kia Tigers and owns a 4.35 earned run average over parts of seven Triple-A campaigns. He’ll head back to Salt Lake as rotation depth.
Another great pickup Perry. You’re sure working time value money. You’re brilliant Perry. Now do us all a favor and quit before you get fired.
I think, along with the rest of the reclamation projects, he expects Maddux to work his magic and make Anderson a Jensen.
That being said, I’ve heard speculation that Perry won’t be out at the end of 2026. Let’s hope that’s not true, but at the same time, do we really want to wonder who the next GM will be?
Oh gotta love Moronassian
I think with this signing the Angels are now I want 103 loss team
Disagree. While the team isn’t significantly better than last year, they’re also no where near that bad. It’s a minor league deal, and at best Anderson will have as much impact this year as he had last.
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Anderson’s back after 21 starts for the Bees in 2023. He’s a known innings-eater a stabilizer a guy who can keep the lights on while the big club tries to pay the electric bill.
No cable deal. No big-league signings. No money for free agents. But hey the farm system’s got depth.
Perry Minasian: GM or Director of Player Development?
Perry’s free agent signings have been a disaster. His trades? Mixed bag at best. But when it comes to the draft, the man’s got an eye.
He doesn’t have much to work with no cable deal, no big payroll, no front office clarity. But give credit where it’s due:
Zach Neto. Nolan Schanuel. Caden Dana. And others.
That’s a foundation. That’s a future.
He flipped Brandon Marsh for Logan O’Hoppe a win.
He took a shot on Carlos Estévez, who gave them a solid first half.
He’s not building a contender, but he’s quietly building a farm system Arte never wanted.
Maybe Perry’s not the guy to run the show.
But he might be the guy you want running the lab.
Player development. Scouting. Draft room.
That’s where he’s earned his keep.
Eh, it’s been a bad strategy. Starting the MLB clocks on that core will lead to expensive salaries soon with no complement from a barren system. Same strategy for over 10 years: sign MLB lottery tickets who never come close to their ceiling. And Perry’s boast this year? “Well, we improved from 99 to 90 wins.”
STOP! Please stop subjecting fans to Shaun Anderson. It shouldn’t keep happening, but it does.
It is nothing but a minor league deal. But it is Shaun Anderson.