Shaun Anderson

Shaun Anderson
San Francisco Giants
Pitcher
Born: (1994-10-29) October 29, 1994
Coral Springs, Florida
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Shaun Anderson (born October 29, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants organization.

Career

Anderson attended American Heritage High School in Plantation, Florida. In the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, the Washington Nationals selected Anderson in the 40th round, with the 1,216th overall pick, the final pick in the draft.[1]

Anderson enrolled at the University of Florida to play college baseball for the Florida Gators. He began his collegiate career as a starting pitcher, but transitioned into a relief pitcher.[2] He started one game for the Gators, while spending the rest of his time with the Gators in relief. He played collegiate summer baseball as a starting pitcher for the Lakeshore Chinooks of the Northwoods League in 2014 and the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2015. In 2016, he pitched to a 3–0 win-loss record and a 0.97 earned run average (ERA) with 13 saves in 36 games for the Gators,[3] which tied the Gators single-season record for saves.[4]

The Boston Red Sox selected Anderson in the third round of the 2016 MLB draft, intending to use him as a starting pitcher.[5][6] The Red Sox assigned him to the Lowell Spinners of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League.[3] Anderson pitched only ​2 2⁄3 innings in 2016, giving up nine runs. He began the 2017 season with the Greenville Drive of the Class A South Atlantic League.[7] The Red Sox promoted Anderson to the Salem Red Sox of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League in May.[8]

On July 25, 2017, the Red Sox traded Anderson and Gregory Santos to the San Francisco Giants for Eduardo Núñez.[9] The Giants assigned him to the San Jose Giants of the Class A-Advanced California League, where he finished the season. In 24 total games between Greenville, Salem, and San Jose, with 23 of those being starts, Anderson posted a 9-6 record with a 3.44 ERA.[10] Anderson began the 2018 season with the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Class AA Eastern League.[11] He was selected to represent the Giants at the 2018 All-Star Futures Game.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Fordin, Spencer (January 20, 2016). "Pitcher Shaun Anderson earns MLB.com Don't Count Him Out Award | MLB.com". M.mlb.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  2. ↑ Kevin Brockway Staff writer. "Closing the deal: UF's bullpen gaining confidence - Sports - Gainesville Sun - Gainesville, FL". Gainesville.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Coral Springs' Shaun Anderson Relishing Starting Role". Coral Springs Talk. August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Gators poised for another run at CWS title behind strong pitching". Sun Sentinel. February 16, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Red Sox Draft 2016: Boston selects Florida RHP Shaun Anderson in third round (video)". masslive.com. June 10, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  6. ↑ Smith, Christopher (July 3, 2016). "Boston Red Sox sign Shaun Anderson, 2016 third-round draft pick with mid-90s fastball (video)". masslive.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Greenville Drive unveils talent-rich roster". Greenvilleonline.com. April 4, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  8. ↑ Smith, Christopher (May 22, 2017). "Shaun Anderson, Boston Red Sox 2016 3rd-rounder, continues dominant season; Henry Owens has 3.19 ERA". masslive.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  9. ↑ Browne, Ian. "Red Sox add Nunez in deal with Giants". MLB.com. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Shaun Anderson Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Squrriels' Shaun Anderson went up from draft's bottom | Sports". richmond.com. April 17, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Futures Game selection puts Squirrels' pitcher Shaun Anderson on national stage | Sports". richmond.com. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
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