The Detroit Tigers signed free-agent right-hander Drew Anderson to a minor-league deal on Wednesday. Anderson, who turns 30 years old in March, spent the last two seasons pitching overseas in Japan. He's pitched in the big leagues for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox and Texas Rangers. In his five years in the big leagues from 2017-21, Anderson went 1-3 with a rough 6.50 ERA (4.35 FIP), a 1.58 WHIP, 17 walks and 30 strikeouts in 44 1/3 innings over 19 appearances (two starts). While pitching for the Hiroshima Carp in Nippon Professional Baseball the last two years, he was much better with a 3.05 ERA and 98 strikeouts in 115 innings pitched. Anderson will give the Tigers some minor-league pitching depth entering the start of the 2024 season.
Texas Rangers relief pitcher Drew Anderson is scheduled to make the start against the Oakland Athletics on Saturday. He has thrown four scoreless innings in a pair of relief appearances for Texas this season. Anderson posted a 3.15 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 85/28 K/BB ratio over 68 2/3 innings in Triple-A Round Rock. He is expected to take over the starting spot in the rotation left from the departure of Kyle Gibson. The 27-year-old is a decent streaming option in deeper formats.
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