The Reds are signing a minor league take care of right-hander Chase Anderson, stories Robert Murray of FanSided. Anderson will presumably obtain an invite to main league camp.
Anderson, 35, spent most of final yr in Triple-A, signing minor league offers with the Tigers, Rays after which Reds. He made 16 begins and 11 reduction appearances at that stage, posting a 4.50 ERA over 80 innings. He struck out 20.9% of batters confronted and walked 8.4% of them.
The Reds chosen him to their main league roster in August and he tossed 24 innings over 9 appearances for them down the stretch. His 6.38 ERA in that point definitely wasn’t fairly, but it surely’s doable he deserved higher than that, as he struck out 22.3% of batters confronted and bought grounders at a powerful 51.6% clip. His 14.6% stroll fee was on the excessive aspect however his 55.2% strand fee seemingly performed a job in including some earned runs to his ledger, as his 5.07 FIP and 4.77 SIERA recommend.
Anderson spent a few years as an efficient starter for the Brewers however issues went sideways for him in 2020 when with the Blue Jays. He posted a 7.22 ERA that yr after which a 6.75 with the Phillies in 2021. He’ll look to get again on observe with a Reds staff that doesn’t have a lot certainty in its pitching employees. The rotation appears to be fronted by three guys who made their debuts final yr in Hunter Greene, Nick Lodolo and Graham Ashcraft. They need to be adopted by Luke Weaver and Luis Cessa, who’ve been round a bit longer however Cessa’s had extra success as a reliever and Weaver is a number of years faraway from his final stint as an efficient starter. Different choices on the roster embrace Connor Overton, Justin Dunn and Brandon Williamson. The bullpen is headlined by Alexis DÃaz, Lucas Sims, Reiver Sanmartin and Buck Farmer however there’s not a lot certainty past that group.
