The Braves announced today that right-hander has been sent outright to Triple-A Gwinnett. That indicates he pa sed through waivers unclaimed after being designated for a signment earlier this week. Anderson came into the year out of options, due to a few factors. Though he found much succe s in 2020 and 2021, he struggled in 2022 and was optioned in August of that year. An oblique strain prevented him from returning late in the season. Going into 2023, he didnt re-earn a big league job and was optioned before the start of the season. He then required Tommy John surgery in April, which put him out of action for an extended period of time. Since he underwent that surgery while in the minors, he burned through his final two options while recovering. He came into camp this year looking to hold onto a roster spot, perhaps as a long reliever. Atlanta traded him to the Angels just before Opening Day, a one-for-one swap which sent the other way. Both out-of-options pitchers struggled with their new clubs and were DFAd after a few appearances. Atlanta pa sed Suarez through waivers unclaimed and also claimed Anderson back from the Angels. Now Anderson has cleared as well and will join Suarez in Gwinnett. Although Anderson debuted way back in 2020, he has just over two years of major league service time. As mentioned, he has been in the minor leagues for the past two-plus years, spending most of that time recovering from his surgery. He wasnt collecting any big league service during that stretch. Thats now notable because players need three years of service, or a previous career outright, in order to have the right to reject an outright a Amida Brimah Jersey signment and elect free agency. Anderson is shy of that line and therefore has to accept this a signment. Presumably, he and Atlanta will use this opportunity to get him stretched out and back on track. Hes a former third overall pick and top prospect with past succe s in the majors as well. Over 2020 and 2021, he logged 160 2/3 innings with a 3.25 earned run average. His 10% walk rate was a tad high but he punched out 24.5% of opponents and got grounders at a 49.9% clip. He also made four postseason starts in each of those seasons, with a 0.96 ERA in 2020 and a 1.59 ERA in 2021, helping the club win the World Series in the latter campaign. As mentioned, its been tough sledding since then. He had an ERA of 5.00 in 2022, getting nudged to the minors. He has largely been derailed by injuries since. After recovering from his surgery, he made 15 minor league starts last year with a 3.44 ERA, 23.8% strikeout rate, 10.1% walk rate and 51.9% ground ball rate. Atlanta currently has and on the injured list, with Lpez potentially done for the year. Their current rotation consists of , , , and . Schwellenbach is the only guy in that group with an ERA below 4.26 at the moment. and are on the 40-man roster but each has an ERA above 6.00 at Triple-A this year. If Anderson could get in a groove and start to look like the version he showed a few years back, he could quickly jump back up the depth chart. Despite the twists and turns in his career, hes still only 26 years old, turning 27 tomorrow. Photo courtesy of Sam Navarro, Imagn Images Domantas Sabonis Jersey