Post by rog on Jun 25, 2019 14:54:57 GMT -5
We're much more familiar now with Shaun Anderson, who continues as the Giants' #4 prospect. Shaun has had pretty decent results since being called up a month or so ago. One concern about Shaun is that he's striking out few batters, and as Derreck Rodriguez is finding out, when guys put balls in play, sooner or later more of them tend to fall in.
The final pick (1,216th overall) in the 2013 Draft, Anderson turned down the Nationals to attend Florida, where he was part of pitching staffs that included five future first-rounders and perhaps as many as nine eventual big league starters. He started just one game in three years with the Gators before moving to the rotation full-time after signing with the Red Sox as a third-rounder in 2016. In his first full season with the Giants after coming to them along with right-hander Gregory Santos in exchange for Eduardo Nunez in July 2017, he developed into the system's top mound prospect, pitched in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game and reached Triple-A.
Though he was stuck in the bullpen in college, Anderson has a mix of five effective pitches. He gets a lot of groundouts with his fastball, which sits at 91-94 mph and peaks at 96 with impressive sink and angle. His best secondary offering is a late-breaking mid-80s slider than he can turn into a upper-80s cutter when he wants.
Anderson also has a sinking, fading changeup that counteracts left-handers and a curveball to give hitters a softer, different look. Though he doesn't have a true plus pitch, he throws strikes with everything in his solid arsenal. Add in his strong makeup and San Francisco thinks it has the making of a mid-rotation starter.
The final pick (1,216th overall) in the 2013 Draft, Anderson turned down the Nationals to attend Florida, where he was part of pitching staffs that included five future first-rounders and perhaps as many as nine eventual big league starters. He started just one game in three years with the Gators before moving to the rotation full-time after signing with the Red Sox as a third-rounder in 2016. In his first full season with the Giants after coming to them along with right-hander Gregory Santos in exchange for Eduardo Nunez in July 2017, he developed into the system's top mound prospect, pitched in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game and reached Triple-A.
Though he was stuck in the bullpen in college, Anderson has a mix of five effective pitches. He gets a lot of groundouts with his fastball, which sits at 91-94 mph and peaks at 96 with impressive sink and angle. His best secondary offering is a late-breaking mid-80s slider than he can turn into a upper-80s cutter when he wants.
Anderson also has a sinking, fading changeup that counteracts left-handers and a curveball to give hitters a softer, different look. Though he doesn't have a true plus pitch, he throws strikes with everything in his solid arsenal. Add in his strong makeup and San Francisco thinks it has the making of a mid-rotation starter.