Mariners Call Up No. 1 Prospect Kade Anderson for Saturday Start as 60-68 Season Slips
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Updated · ESPN · Aug 20
Mariners Call Up No. 1 Prospect Kade Anderson for Saturday Start as 60-68 Season Slips
3 articles · Updated · ESPN · Aug 20
Summary
Seattle will promote 22-year-old left-hander Kade Anderson to start Saturday against the Cubs, a high-stakes move as the 60-68 Mariners try to keep fading postseason hopes alive.
Anderson forced the issue at Double-A Arkansas, going 10-1 with a 1.06 ERA in 18 starts while striking out 135 and walking 13 over 93.1 innings.
The 2025 No. 3 draft pick has been even more dominant beyond the headline line: opponents were shut out in 13 of 18 starts, and outside one rough May 15 outing he posted a 0.60 ERA.
Seattle sees his mid-90s fastball, two breaking balls and elite changeup as an immediate boost for a rotation that owns a respectable 3.83 ERA but has underperformed amid injuries and inconsistency.
Bryan Woo's start will be pushed back to make room for Anderson, whose arrival comes less than a year after Seattle fell one win short of its first World Series berth.