December 23, 2024

Red Sox Quickly Sign 10-Year Veteran to Join Starting Rotation

As Chase Anderson debuts, importance of depth on display for Blue Jays

On Saturday afternoon, the Pirates cut veteran pitcher Chase Anderson, who had signed with the team on a minor-league deal in the offseason. Anderson had the right to trigger an opt-out in that deal if he was not named to the big-league roster on March 23. When he exercised that option, the Pirates let him walk. But just hours later, the Red Sox were there to scoop him up.

According to Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com, the Red Sox added Anderson on a one-year deal with the big-league club.

Anderson is not the big-name pitcher that Red Sox fans have surely been looking for, even before the season-ending injury to Lucas Giolito, who had surgery this month to repair a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament. Giolito was expected to be the No. 1 starter in the rotation.

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