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With the pitching being one of the best in MLB, and the hitting struggling a bit this season, rumors have suggested the Seattle Mariners could be looking to make a trade to improve the offense before the August 3 deadline. Although nothing has come to fruition yet, the latest word regarding one of the club's top pitching prospects may force the front office to make a deal just to get him in the starting rotation.
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While discussing the dominant play from Kade Anderson at Double-A Arkansas, President of Baseball Operations Jerry DiPoto suggested that the former No. 3 overall pick of the 2025 MLB Draft could skip a Triple-A promotion altogether and go straight to the majors at some point soon. But the club needs to make space for Anderson in the rotation first.
"With Kade, the dominance has been unlike anything we've seen," said DiPoto. "We've been pretty prominent around baseball over the course of the last five or six years with pitcher development. Whether it's Bryce Miller , Logan Gilbert , Emerson Hancock , Bryan Woo , George Kirby , etc. And we've never seen anything quite like this…
"I'm sure there will be an opportunity to get Kade up here to [Triple-A] Tacoma. But like all those others I've mentioned before him… There's a reasonable chance that [Anderson's] making his way to the Pacific Northwest at some point," continued DiPoto… "But right now, we do have to make sure that there are innings for him to throw here without creating even more disruption than what we're experiencing right now."
Kade Anderson has made 13 starts at Double-A Arkansas so far this season. Impressively enough, he owns an 8-0 win-loss record with a 1.22 ERA and 0.705 WHIP with 99 strikeouts through 66.2 innings pitched. To put it frankly, there is nothing left for the 21-year-old left-hander to prove at the Double-A level.
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If the Mariners want to promote him straight to the majors, making room in the starting rotation will be a must. On top of the five starting pitchers Jerry DiPoto named, Luis Castillo also still sees some starting opportunities while also working as a bulk reliever. Anderson creates a good problem in Seattle, and his dominant play may force the front office's hand by the trade deadline.
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