The Orioles claimed Shaun Anderson off waivers from the Rangers and optioned him to Triple-A, the team announced. He’ll be joined there by Stevie Wilkerson, who cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to Norfolk. To create a spot on the 40-man roster, Konner Wade was designated for assignment.
The Orioles are always in need of innings eaters. and Anderson can do exactly that. The 26-year-old has 16 career starts to his name, though those came with the Giants in 2019. More recently, he’s been a bullpen arm, though still one capable of shouldering a multi-inning load.
Anderson did not actually pitch in the Majors for Texas. In fact, his time with the Rangers consisted of a pair of outings in Triple-A, amounting to three scoreless innings. The Orioles are his third organization in 2021, however, starting the year as he did with the Twins, for whom he made four appearances, logging 8 2/3 innings and yielding nine earned runs on 13 hits and five walks while striking out eight. It would not be surprising to see Anderson in the Majors at some point this season.
Having recently lost Travis Lakins to a significant elbow injury, the Orioles needed another depth arm. They like Anderson enough to get him at the potential expense of Wade, who will now be exposed to waivers. There’s a decent chance he stays in the organization, however, as the 29-year-old rookie has just one Major League appearance, and the control artist lacks the type of strikeout stuff that tends to attract the attention of other organizations.
Wilkerson, meanwhile, has come out the other end of that waiver process and accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Norfolk. The 29-year-old utility man has hit just .167/.211/.208 in 76 plate appearances this year.
Anderson replaces wade on a roster again
I like Wade and hope he can find a chance somewhere else but I feel much more comfortable with a 3-year vet in Anderson over him
Thank you Johnny Superscout
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Sorry I’m late….I was on hold with the Orioles’ box office because I was asking about availability of playoff tix
Might be a good series between O’s & Tigers for AL championship.
Admit it, you were late because mom had fresh cooked and dragged you out of the basement
Try asking about become season ticket holder and you should be put right through to someone who can help.
You are so brilliant!!! I have never heard anything like that ever — playoff tickets! You are destined to become a comedy writer after you graduate high school.
Poor Wade made his debut against the Jays. It was a drubbing.
Eight and a half innings,13 hits, 9 earned runs and 5 walks. Boy that Elias guy sure can find talent. But he will fit right in with most of the O’s staff. It may be a rebuild but the team doesn’t have to be this terrible. And O’s fans meekly grin and bear it.
Diehard O’s fan and I’m perfectly fine with the rebuild as it’s going. Good things happening in Baltimore, even if there have not yet been results at ML level.