Anderson cleared waivers and elected free agency Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

Anderson was designated for assignment by the Rangers on Thursday, and he'll become a free agent rather than reporting to Triple-A Round Rock. He's posted a 5.40 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 42:21 over 58.1 innings between Texas and Boston this season.

The Rangers designated Anderson for assignment Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Anderson will end up as the odd man out of a roster spot to make room for Kumar Rocker, who was promoted for his MLB debut Thursday in Seattle. The 36-year-old Anderson owns a 5.40 ERA and 1.30 WHIP across 58.1 innings in the majors this season, though another team in need of long-relief help may be interested in adding him to their bullpen for the final few weeks of the year, though he won't be playoff eligible with a new organization.

The Rangers selected Anderson's contract from Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

Anderson signed a minor-league contract with the Rangers on Aug. 5, and although he has since allowed nine earned runs in just 11.2 innings, he'll join the big-league squad to provide Texas with a multi-inning relief option. Dane Dunning was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move.

Anderson signed a minor-league contract with the Rangers on Monday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.

EDGE Analysis

Anderson was let go by the Red Sox on Thursday and opted for free agency rather than accept an assignment to the minors. The 36-year-old right-hander has worked primarily as a reliever in 2024, accruing a 4.85 ERA and collecting three saves over 52 frames. He figures to report to Triple-A Round Rock and serve as organizational depth with his new club.

The Red Sox released Anderson on Thursday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Anderson was not claimed off waivers after being scrubbed from the Red Sox' 40-man roster, and he has opted to test out free agency rather than accept an outright assignment. The veteran swingman holds a 4.85 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 35:19 K:BB over 52 innings in 2024.

The Red Sox designated Anderson for assignment Sunday, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The veteran right-hander was tagged for nine runs (three earned) in his last two appearances and has now lost his place on the MLB roster. Anderson tallied three saves for Boston this season, but all were of the three-inning variety as he pitched almost exclusively in lower-leverage spots. He totaled a 4.85 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 35:19 K:BB over 52 innings.

Anderson earned a save against Oakland on Thursday, allowing two hits and striking out five batters over three scoreless innings.

EDGE Analysis

After Tanner Houck tossed six scoreless frames, Anderson completed the shutout with three scoreless innings of his own. He struck out five in the impressive outing and threw 28 of 39 pitches for strikes. The save was the third of the season for the righty reliever, all of which have been three frames in length. From a fantasy perspective, there's no reason for managers chasing saves to take a look at Anderson given his middle-relief role and consequent unpredictability of save opportunities.

Anderson made his most recent appearance as a reliever in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Twins, covering two scoreless innings while giving up one hit and one walk and striking out one.

EDGE Analysis

Anderson made a spot start April 25 in Cleveland, but his relief appearance over the weekend signals that he'll lose out on a rotation spot with Nick Pivetta (elbow) on track to return from the 15-day injured list to start Wednesday in Atlanta.

Anderson (0-1) took the loss Thursday against the Guardians, allowing five runs on three hits and three walks over 1.2 innings. He didn't record a strikeout.

EDGE Analysis

After working his way out of trouble in the first inning, Anderson allowed a solo home run to Will Brennan in the second before Jose Ramirez launched a grand slam with two outs in the frame. The 36-year-old Anderson opened the year in Boston's bullpen, though he was thrust back into the rotation with injuries to Brayan Bello (lat), Nick Pivetta (elbow) and Garrett Whitlock (oblique). While Thursday's outing certainly wasn't encouraging, the Red Sox may need Anderson to make at least one more start until other starters are healthy. He's currently slated for a home matchup Wednesday against the Giants.

Anderson is slated to start Thursday's game against the Guardians in Cleveland, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

With Brayan Bello (lat) joining Nick Pivetta (elbow), Garrett Whitlock (oblique) and Lucas Giolito (elbow) on the injured list Wednesday, Anderson will step into the injury-riddled Red Sox rotation for the first time all season. Anderson hasn't covered more than three innings in any of his six relief outings with Boston this season, but he has plenty of starting experience under his belt, having previously made 200 starts over his MLB career across stops with Arizona, Milwaukee, Toronto, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Colorado and Tampa Bay. However, since he'll be pitching on three days' rest after tossing two innings out of the bullpen Sunday, Anderson may be operating under a workload restriction in his first start with Boston.