He’s Chase Anderson ... good for 36th percentile according to Baseball Savant. Worse, he had just 122 strikeouts since 2021, in which time he’s pitched 158 1 ⁄ 3 innings.

On Saturday, they filled that spot by reportedly reaching agreement on a big league deal with veteran righthander Chase Anderson ... He struggled to a 1-6 mark and 5.42 ERA with the Rockies ...

Free-agent right-hander Chase ... 86 1/3 innings over 19 appearances (17 starts) for the Tampa Bay Rays and Colorado Rockies a season ago. Even if he makes Pittsburgh's Opening Day roster ...

Anderson joins a list of Texoma athletes to have pitched for the Red Sox. Ryan Brasier, who recently signed with the L.A. Dodgers , pitched with Boston for 6 seasons.