Seattle Mariners fans are wired to see a shiny new arm immediately start speed-running the development timeline in their heads, and then maybe get mildly offended when the organization doesn’t cooperate.
So when Baseball America’s farm-system “resolution” for Seattle boiled down to “don’t get cute with Kade Anderson — be patient,” the reaction was easy: Agreed. Not because Anderson can’t move fast, but because the Mariners are one of the few teams that can treat an elite pitching prospect like a long-term asset instead of a five-alarm need.
The smartest thing the Mariners can do with Kade Anderson isn’t exciting
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