Kade Anderson Bounces Back in Latest Double-A Outing
The Seattle Mariners top pitching prospect responded well to his first setback in the minor leagues.
Seattle Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto said earlier this season in an article written by Adam Jude of the Seattle Times that, as it pertained to the organization's top pitching prospect Kade Anderson, the team was looking for adversity. Specifically, how Anderson (No. 7 MLB Pipeline top 100 ) would respond when experiencing his first road bump in the minor leagues.
In a start for the Double-A Arkansas Travelers against the Northwest Arkansas Travelers on May 15, Anderson struck out four batters and allowed five earned runs on six hits (one home run) in four innings pitched. It was his second consecutive start allowing a home run after not giving up one his previous five starts. Anderson's season ERA increased from 0.
60 to 1. 85 after that outing. The 21-year-old left-handed pitcher took the mound Saturday for the first time after his five-run appearance.
And he responded well to the aforementioned adversity. In a game against the Springfield Cardinals, Anderson fanned seven, walked two and allowed three hits in 4. 2 innings pitched.