Angels Designate Ian Anderson For Assignment

Los Angeles Angels DFA Recently Acquired Pitcher

The Los Angeles Angels designated right-hander Ian Anderson for assignment, capping off a short and disappointing stint with the team. Acquired from the Atlanta Braves just before Opening Day in exchange for left-hander José Suarez, Anderson struggled mightily in a relief role, allowing 12 earned runs over 9.1 innings with eight strikeouts and seven walks. With no minor league options remaining, the Angels had to remove him from the 40-man roste…

Angels Designate Ian Anderson For Assignment

The Angels announced today that they have selected the contract of right-hander Carl Edwards Jr. and recalled righty Víctor Mederos. In corresponding moves. they optioned righty Michael Darrell-Hicks and designated righty Ian Anderson for assignment. Anderson was just acquired from Atlanta prior to Opening Day. It was a one-for-one swap with lefty José Suarez going the other way. It seems neither club was particularly committed to the player it …

Braves: Ian Anderson off to a horrid start with Angels

The Braves and Angels have swapped a plethora of players over the last couple of years. Many of which have gone onto play well out west; however, Ian Anderson is not one of those success stories. Anderson entered the 2025 campaign with the Braves out of options. He had to make the Opening Day roster out of camp, or Alex Anthopoulos would have no choice but to move on. For a while, it looked like he was well on his way to making that happen, but …