Kade Anderson headlines AL Futures Game roster

Anderson allowed just three hits and didn’t walk a batter while throwing 73 percent of his pitches for strikes. He also collected 14 whiffs for a 17 percent swinging strike rate and 30 percent CSW. The four-seam fastball vertical movement wasn’t there again, but this start was in Coors Field, so we’ll give Anderson a bit of grace there. His changeup and curve missed plenty of bats, which led to the vast majority of strikeouts. Anderson will look to end the season on a high note against the Angels next week.

Anderson struck out five and walked none, but the hits he allowed came in bunches in the first and third innings. Anderson is due to make two more starts Sunday against the Rockies and then the next Saturday against the Angels. Still, with the Mariners all but out of the race, we wouldn’t be surprised if at least that last start disappears.

Arias is now hitting .333/.392/.510 with five home runs, 32 RBI, and three steals in 37 games at Triple-A. Trevor Story has gone 18-for-53 (.340) since coming off the injured list and Romy Gonzalez is also hitting the ball really well since being sent to Triple-A, so there is less of a path for Arias to get at-bats this season in Boston.

Gallegos adds that De Vries could miss up to eighth months recovering from the surgical procedure. The 19-year-old top prospect was shut down with a shoulder issue back in late August after hitting .290/.378/.458 with 13 homers and 34 steals for Double-A Midland as one of the youngest hitters in the Texas League this season. The positive news here is that he won’t miss too much time from a development standpoint at the outset of next season.

As it turns out, Anderson wasn’t the cure all for Seattle’s issues. He gave up seven hits and managed just three strikeouts tonight against a lineup that had Jonah Heim batting cleanup. Anderson is almost certainly destined for big things as a major leaguer, but it’s going to take time. He’s still probably worth using in mixed leagues at home versus the Rangers next week.

Anderson got off to an excellent start in his second career outing for the Mariners. He stranded four baserunners across four scoreless innings before getting into some trouble in the fifth. He gave up a base hit and walked a batter with one out in the inning, ending his day at 85 pitches as the team looks to limit his pitch count. Both inherited runners would come in to score. He struck out three. The 22-year-old left-hander has given up five runs with an 8/5 K/BB ratio over 10 innings across his first two starts. Anderson is in line for his third start on Thursday, taking on the Athletics in Seattle.

De Vries has been shut down from throwing for the next month and figures to miss the remainder of the minor league season. The 19-year-old prodigy has hit a robust .290/.378/.458 with 13 homers and 34 steals for Double-A Midland as one of the youngest hitters in the Texas League. He’s going to be an impactful fantasy contributor once he reaches the majors in the not-so-distant future.

Anderson tossed a clean first inning, collecting his first career strikeout on Alex Bregman to end the inning. He worked around a walk in the second inning, then tossed a clean third with the help of a spectacular home run robbery by Randy Arozarena. Anderson gave up his first hit to lead off the fourth, then surrendered his first run on a walk, a hit, and a sacrifice fly in the fifth. Despite being at 72 pitches and never having thrown more than 80 this season, he returned for the sixth, facing the order for a third time, and gave up back-to-back solo homers to Alex Bregman and Michael Busch, knocking him from the game with two outs at 81 pitches. Still, it was an impressive debut overall for the talented 22-year-old right-hander. He’ll get a chance to build on his solid first start with a matchup against the Blue Jays in Toronto next weekend.

It’s time. Anderson’s meteoric rise concludes with his major-league debut against the Cubs on Saturday following an unprecedented 18-start run at Double-A Arkansas where he compiled a microscopic 1.06 ERA, 0.64 WHIP and 135/13 K/BB ratio across 93 1/3 innings in his professional debut. The 22-year-old southpaw, who was the third-overall selection in last year’s draft, offers enough strikeout upside to be relevant in all fantasy formats over the final five weeks of the season. His signature offering is an upper-80s slider that he can consistently land in the strike zone for strikes, while also burying it below the zone to generate whiffs as a putaway pitch. It’s so early in his long-term development trajectory that fantasy managers should keep realistic expectations in check, but it’s not hyperbolic to assert that Anderson is unquestionably one of the more exciting, front-of-the-rotation caliber pitching prospects to reach the big leagues in recent memory. He’s long gone in most competitive fantasy leagues and should remain rostered until further notice.

And the fantasy managers rejoiced. The 22-year-old southpaw will make his highly anticipated MLB debut on Saturday against the Cubs. Anderson, the third overall selection from the 2025 MLB draft, has compiled a brilliant 1.06 ERA, 0.64 WHIP and a 135/13 K/BB ratio across 93 1/3 innings in 18 starts at Double-A Arkansas this season. He should be rostered in all fantasy leagues and is expected to make an immediate impact for the M’s and for fantasy managers over the final six weeks of the season.