Chase Anderson News

Chase Anderson

33-Year-Old PitcherSP

Philadelphia Phillies

2021 Stats

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0-2

ERA

4.15

WHIP

1.15

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2021 Fantasy Outlook

Anderson does not have the velocity to get away with mistakes, so when his command wavers, the results get bad in a hurry. As a member of the Blue Jays in 2020, the right-hander saw the league hit .386 off his fastball and slug .895 with 13 extra-base hits as the pitch lost one mph from 2019. The rest of his pitches performed decently, but there is no success to be found when your primary pitch is getting beaten like a drum in the USC marching band. Anderson has a good changeup and a decent cutter, so he has enough pitches to continue as a starter, although he may find more success working in a Matt Andriese-like long-relief and spot starter role if his velocity is not going to come back. At age 33, Anderson may need to embrace a new role. Read Past Outlooks

RANKSFrom Preseason

#596

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League Majors

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'1"

Weight 210

DOB 11/30/1987

Born Wichita Falls, TX

College Oklahoma

Drafted 9th Rd 2009 ARI

Pays for mistake Monday

PPhiladelphia Phillies

April 20, 2021

Anderson (0-2) took the loss Monday in Monday's 2-0 defeat at the hands of the Giants, allowing two runs on five hits and no walks over four innings. He struck out five.

ANALYSIS
The right-hander exited after throwing 70 pitches (47 strikes), but there was only one offering Anderson would like to have back -- a third-inning curveball he left over the plate that Brandon Belt deposited in the seats in right field for the game's only offense. Anderson has a 4.15 ERA and 11:5 K:BB through 13 innings, but he'll be a very risky fantasy option in his next outing, slated for Sunday against the Rockies in Coors Field.

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Pitching Appearances Breakdown

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What part of the game does Chase Anderson generally pitch?

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% Games By Number of Innings Pitched

Left/Right Pitching Splits

Since 2019

-22%

BAA vs LHP

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-20%

BAA vs RHP

2020

-12%

BAA vs RHP

2019

-33%

BAA vs LHP

	BAA	Batters	K	BB	H	2B	3B	HR
Since 2019vs Left	.220	360	78	29	71	18	3	14
Since 2019vs Right	.281	439	93	36	110	25	3	23
2021vs Left	.219	37	7	4	7	1	0	3
2021vs Right	.176	19	4	1	3	2	0	0
2020vs Left	.345	63	14	4	20	5	0	5
2020vs Right	.305	88	22	6	25	6	0	6
2019vs Left	.189	260	57	21	44	12	3	6
2019vs Right	.280	332	67	29	82	17	3	17
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Home/Away Pitching Splits

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-38%

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-11%

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-59%

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-35%

ERA at Home

	ERA	WHIP	IP	W	L	SV	K/9	BB/9	HR/9
Since 2019Home	3.83	1.13	108.0	6	5	0	9.3	2.5	1.3
Since 2019Away	6.19	1.63	75.2	2	3	0	6.8	4.2	2.6
2021Home	4.00	1.00	9.0	0	2	0	8.0	2.0	2.0
2021Away	4.50	1.50	4.0	0	0	0	6.8	6.8	2.3
2020Home	5.32	1.45	22.0	0	1	0	10.6	2.5	1.2
2020Away	13.03	2.28	9.2	0	1	0	7.4	3.7	7.4
2019Home	3.39	1.05	77.0	6	2	0	9.1	2.6	1.2
2019Away	5.23	1.53	62.0	2	2	0	6.7	4.1	1.9
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Stat Review

How does Chase Anderson compare to other starting pitchers?

This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.

K/BB

2.20

K/9

7.6

BB/9

3.5

HR/9

2.1

Fastball

91.8 mph

ERA

4.15

WHIP

1.15

BABIP

.214

GB/FB

1.50

Left On Base

83.3%

Exit Velocity

77.7 mph

Barrels/BBE

8.2%

Spin Rate

2256 rpm

Balls Hit 95+ MPH

28.6%

Swinging Strike

11.6%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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Anderson started 112 games for the Brewers over the last four seasons, but the team decided it would rather part ways than pay him the $8.5 million on his contract and traded him to the Blue Jays over the offseason. Anderson shined in 2017 and posted a respectable 3.83 ERA during his time in Milwaukee, but a 4.70 FIP over that span suggests he got a bit lucky, and he also served up home runs at a high clip (1.6 HR/9) the last two years and did not pitch in any of the 11 postseason games the Brewers played in 2018 and 2019. Anderson will now pitch for a third team, and given his salary and the Blue Jays' lack of starting pitching options he figures to open the season at or near the top of the Blue Jays' rotation. Anderson has been better than league average in both ERA and WHIP three years running, but that streak could be in danger heading to a home park where left-handers piled up long balls a season ago.

The Brewers signed Anderson to a contract extension prior to last season, but his performance really slipped, as he had trouble keeping the ball in the park. He lost his spot in the rotation late in the season and was not a factor in the team's postseason hunt. The main source of Anderson's issues were his struggles with the long ball, as he served up a whopping 30 home runs. He still threw his fastball harder than he did earlier in his career, but not as hard as he did in 2017, and last season's ratios fall right in the middle as well. The Brewers have options on Anderson's contract through 2022, so they no doubt are hoping he can regain his form from two seasons ago. Whether or not he does will likely determine if he's a regular in the rotation all season, or winds up in a swing role like last year.

Anderson quietly posted a 3.02 ERA after the All-Star break in 2016, and he did not slow down last year, finishing the season with easily the best ERA and WHIP of his career. An injury he suffered while hitting cost him two months right in the middle of his campaign, but he was a model of consistency over his final 16 starts, giving up more than two earned runs just four times over that span and never giving up more than three runs when he did. Two keys to success for Anderson last year were an improved fastball (93.1 mph) and the best home-run prevention numbers of his career. His strikeouts will not wow fantasy owners, but the Brewers showed their belief in him by inking him to a four-year extension over the offseason. If Anderson can maintain his increased velocity and keep the ball in the park, both the team and fantasy owners will be happy with their investment in 2018.

For the second straight year, Anderson threw just over 150 below-average innings. Anderson was touched up for 28 home runs in 30 starts and has still yet to finish a season with a HR/9 below 1.0. Until he can fix that, it will be hard to believe in Anderson's ability, especially considering he also is the owner of a mediocre 2.5 K/BB. But if there is any reason to believe, it can be seen in his post-All-Star performance. In his final 13 starts of the season, Anderson managed a 3.02 ERA with 53 strikeouts over 65.2 innings. However, even during Anderson's best stretch of the year, hitters still managed 10 home runs and a .460 slugging percentage against him. He'll reliably eat some innings, but Anderson has proven too hittable over the course of his career to believe he'll turn into anything more than a back-end starter at this point.

Anderson was second on the Arizona staff last year with 152.7 innings pitched, though the results were average at best. He went 6-6, while compiling a 4.30 ERA and 1.30 WHIP. His 4.14 FIP and 4.17 xFIP suggest he could be slightly better than he was last season, although he is still not a very exciting fantasy pitcher. His strikeout rate also regressed in his second major league season, falling from 8.3 K/9 in 2014 to 6.5 in 2015. The Brewers saw something they liked, however, and acquired him as part of the haul for Jean Segura. The move increases Anderson's fantasy floor, as he is assured a rotation spot to start the season in Milwaukee, whereas he would have been a bullpen arm in Arizona. However, now that he is with the rebuilding Brewers, wins will be difficult to come by, and he is unlikely to make up for that with ratios and strikeouts.

Anderson spent the bulk of his rookie year with an ERA in the 3.00s, but a pair of six-run outings in his final six starts helped push his final mark up to 4.01. Like so many other Arizona arms, Anderson struggled with home runs, so the low-3.00s ERA he carried through 15 starts felt a bit unstable, though, interestingly, he didn’t give up a single homer in either of those six-run meltdowns late in the season. Already 27, he is a bit of a late bloomer, which makes it tough to add any real projection to what we saw in 2014. He missed enough bats to contribute in the category, but there was too much traffic on the basepaths -- a factor that makes the home run troubles even more concerning. The former ninth-round pick is penciled in for a rotation spot, but if the team adds outside options or a prospect proves ready sooner than expected, Anderson will be among the first to lose his spot.

Anderson spent the 2013 campaign at the Triple-A level in Reno in the tough Pacific Coast League. It was a year of regression for the 26-year-old, who walked more batters (33) in fewer innings (88) than he did in 2012 (25 walks in 104 innings). Control has been his strong suit in his career so far, but he has a lot of other young pitchers within the organization to compete with to make the big league roster out of spring training.

Anderson went to the Arizona Fall League to build up his workload following a Double-A season that was cut to 104 innings because of an elbow injury. Although he turned 25 in November, Anderson's age is less of a concern than it might be otherwise as he pitched in college and has been slowed by injuries throughout his professional career. If his 97:25 K:BB with Double-A Mobile is any indication, there's a big league future here, although he's often left out of conversations about the organization's supply of young pitching talent. Anderson does not throw hard, but he boasts a four-pitch arsenal that he controls well. As a result, he may become an option for the back of the Arizona rotation.

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No-decision in Tuesday's matinee

PPhiladelphia Phillies

April 13, 2021

Anderson didn't factor into the decision in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Mets, giving up two runs on three hits and three walks over four innings, He struck out three.