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Scouting report on Atlanta Braves top prospect Ian Anderson (RHP)

By Jake Mastroianni

KANSAS CITY, MO - JULY 02: Baseballs on the field before the game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on July 2, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Brian Davidson/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO - JULY 02: Baseballs on the field before the game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on July 2, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Brian Davidson/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – APRIL 13: A grounds crewman prepares the field for an Atlanta Braves and New York Mets baseball game at SunTrust Park on April 13, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by John Amis/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – APRIL 13: A grounds crewman prepares the field for an Atlanta Braves and New York Mets baseball game at SunTrust Park on April 13, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by John Amis/Getty Images) /

After recently watching Atlanta Braves top pitching prospect Ian  Anderson in person, we give our full scouting report on the right-handed pitcher.

The Atlanta Braves third-ranked prospect by MLB.com pitched in my hometown recently and I was able to watch Ian Anderson pitch first-hand.

Ian Anderson was drafted out of high school third overall by the Atlanta Braves in the 2016 MLB Draft. That was the Braves highest pick in the MLB Draft since taking Mike Kelly second overall in the 1991 draft.

Obviously, with a player being taken that high in the draft there are a lot of expectations on the 21-year-old righty.

Many inside the organization believe he could be the best Braves pitching prospect of all, and that he could one day lead the rotation.

He’s already worked his way up to Double-A after posting a career ERA of 2.80 in 283.1 innings with 331 strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.25.

With that in my mind, I had to take the chance to get my eyes on Ian Anderson when he played the Birmingham Barons.

We don’t get a lot of opportunities to see players in the Minor Leagues, and even so, you can tell a lot more about a player when you see them in person.

Our own Alan Carpenter gave his thoughts on Cristian Pache and Drew Waters from the same series.

light. Related Story. Patience with Waters, Pache

Let me set the stage for this game as not every game is the same. And let me just say up front that I realize this is a very small sample size to judge a pitcher — much less a 21-year-old.

The opponent for Sunday (May 19) was my hometown Birmingham Barons. And as much as I love my Barons, they are not having the best season.

Coming into the game on Sunday they were just 17-25, and they have one of the worst offenses in the Southern League with a team batting average of just .228.

However, there are several top prospects from the White Sox organization on the Barons roster in Laz Rivera (#17), Luis Basabe (#7), Luis Gonzalez (#10), Gavin Sheets (#18), and Blake Rutherford (#9).

They also have the White Sox’ second-ranked prospect in Luis Robert on the Barons, but he didn’t play on Sunday.

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