Hundreds of Miles Apart, Seattle Mariners Pitchers Take Mound with Same Vision
Bryan Woo, the 2025 All-Star, and Kade Anderson, the Mariners' top prospect, will both pitch on Friday night. And though they'll do so at different levels, they'll do so with the same mindset.
Kade Anderson pitches at spring training in February. Via Brady Farkas. SEATTLE -- On Friday night, Bryan Woo and Kade Anderson will both take the mound for the Seattle Mariners organization.
Woo, the 2025 All-Star, will pitch in Anaheim against the Los Angeles Angels. It will be his first road start of the season after taking a no-decision on Saturday night in an eventual loss against the Cleveland Guardians. Anderson, the team's first-round draft choice in 2025 out of LSU, will pitch for Double-A Arkansas against Midland.
It will be the first start of his professional career, as he did not pitch professionally after getting drafted last year. And even though they'll take the mound hundreds of miles apart, they'll do so with the same focused approach that has become ingrained in M's pitchers for years. They are proof that the team's organizational philosophy is resonating up and down the system.
See, back in February, I had the opportunity to be at spring training and talk to Anderson after a dynamic live bullpen session on the backfields of the Peoria Sports Complex. I asked him about his willingness to pitch to contact and to go right at hitters that included Cal Raleigh, Mitch Garver, Julio Rodriguez and Rob Refsnyder. Yeah.