Drew Anderson
- Free agent est. 1 yr × $3.9M ($2M–$9M) if his club option is declined · +0.1 wins to Pittsburgh’s Winter Plan as call-up depth
2 cautions
- His $10.0M club option for 2027 is expected to be declined (projected value below it); the decision comes about five days after the World Series.
- Free agency not confirmed by the contract data: Under six years of service after 2026 (at most 1 year, 114 days): a declined option would leave him under his club's control through arbitration (Keystone's reading of the CBA; the data don't show his contract's terms).
Pitching · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 1,770 pitches
Arsenal & Pitch Lab
Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch
| Pitch | Use | Velo | IVB | HB | Stuff | Loc | Whiff | xRV/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-seam41% use | 41% | 95.3 | 15.4 | +6.5 | 96 | 98 | 19% | +0.59 |
| Changeup31% use | 31% | 89.8 | −2.7 | +11.6 | 115 | 101 | 36% | +0.34 |
| Curveball22% use | 22% | 80.1 | −15.9 | −10.4 | 90 | 90 | 33% | +0.79 |
| Slider5% use | 5% | 88.1 | 2.5 | −3.5 | 101 | 107 | 26% | −3.15 |
Built from his own fastball (95.3 mph) plus the typical shape 22 pitchers with his slot (42°) throw: a sweeper around 83.8 mph, 0.6″ rise, −15.5″ arm-side. On the same model it grades +23 against his curveball, the pitch with the same job (+19 to +36 across the production and three cross-fit models), about 113 on his curveball’s scale; the comps’ own sweepers grade 106 at the median, so that sits above 77% of them. A season-long project that may not take: about 2.1 runs a season if it does.
Most similar pitchers
Pitches like Anderson: same hand, shape, slot and mix
| Similarity | Player | Stuff | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD · ’98 | 105 | 4.7 | 4.3 | Signed $30.2M |
| 40 | David Bednar NYY · ’94 | 106 | 1.9 | 1.2 | Free agent |
| 39 | Carmen Mlodzinski PIT · ’99 | 94 | 1.6 | 1.3 | Arb |
| 37 | Kyle Leahy STL · ’97 | 95 | 2.6 | 1.5 | Arb |
| 34 | Kodai Senga NYM · ’93 | 98 | −0.6 | 0.1 | Signed $14.0M |
Same-handed pitchers nearest on fastball velocity and shape, arm angle, extension, pitch mix, secondary shapes, Stuff, whiff rate and workload. 2026 regulars only.
Pitch locations · 2026
Where each pitch finishes, by batter side
Where each pitch finishes, catcher’s view. The bar marks the batter’s side; the box is an average strike zone. Pitches with 40+ thrown to this side.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
His 2027 is a $10.0M club option, decided by Detroit ≈ Nov 1–5. The Free-Agent Board expects it declined, so it prices him as a free agent. Caution: Under six years of service after 2026 (at most 1 year, 114 days): a declined option would leave him under his club's control through arbitration (Keystone's reading of the CBA; the data don't show his contract's terms). Contract Studio →
ABS challenges · 2026
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