Kade Anderson is proving to be the most dominant arm in the Mariners' system
Anderson is proving why he was selected third overall.
Kade Anderson is proving to be the most dominant arm in the Mariners' system originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Kade Anderson made a name for himself as a high school baseball player in Louisiana.
Excluding his senior year, where he didn't pitch due to Tommy John surgery, he held a 28-1 record with a 0. 22 ERA and was named the second overall player in Louisiana by Perfect Game. From high school, Anderson would go on to play for LSU.
He did not pitch his freshman year as he was still recovering from Tommy John, but made his college debut in 2024, where he finished the year with a 4-2 record and a 3. 99 ERA. By the 2025 season, he was LSU's No.
1 starter, helping them clinch their eighth World Series title, and was named the College World Series Most Outstanding Player. MORE: How Cal Raleigh used full uniform shower to wash off the 'bad mojo' and end lengthy hitless streak Kade Anderson is proving to be the most dominant arm in the Mariners' system With what he did with LSU and the College World Series, Anderson entered the 2025 draft as a top prospect. He would go on to be selected by the Seattle Mariners third overall, and he has not disappointed.