Whether or not he accepts the Dodgers’ qualifying offer, Anderson has reinvigorated his career with a strong 2022.
The adjustments Anderson made to his repertoire, mechanics, and pitch selection were more subtle than Heaney’s.The key driver of Andreson’s success is a reworked changeup. He’s throwing it slower and with less induced vertical movement now, which allows it to drop like a stone while fading arm side against opposing righties. He also doubled down on a wrinkle from last year: a drop-down sinker that he throws exclusively to lefties.
The Dodgers’ one-year gambles on Anderson and Heaney both look smart in hindsight, but they paid off in different ways. If 2022 represented the best version of each pitcher, Heaney still doesn’t look like a rotation workhorse going forward. He still has something to prove health-wise after losing much of the season to shoulder injuries. Anderson does not. He’s healthy. He’s efficient. He’s a potential staff workhorse who can put up an ERA in the 2s in the right environment.
Being attached to the qualifying offer would hamper Anderson on the open market, but it doesn’t make him any less of a fit on almost every pitching staff in baseball. It’s really tempting to look at that and see what offers are out there sooner rather than later. Anderson, who turns 33 in December, might not have the opportunity again.
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