Kade Anderson

School: LSU Drafted/Committed: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.0

BA Grade: 60/High

Following a 2024 freshman season in which he carved out a meaningful role, Anderson enjoyed a career year in 2025 when he was a first team all-SEC selection after posting a 3.18 ERA with 180 strikeouts to just 35 walks across 119 innings. Anderson has a slender frame at 6-foot-2, 185 pounds with some present strength in his lower half. He has a simple delivery in which he starts with his shoulders almost square to the first base dugout. Anderson begins his motion with an extremely small sidestep that leads into a high leg lift. He has a short and compact arm action and attacks from a high three-quarters slot with above-average arm speed. Anderson’s fastball sits in the 92-95 range, but has been up to 97 with plus carry in the top of the zone. The biggest revelation in Anderson’s arsenal in 2025 was his mid-80s slider—a pitch he threw just 2% of the time in 2024. It emerged as an above-average offering that flashes plus with lateral life, and garnered a 30% miss rate. Anderson’s upper-70s high-spin curveball is a plus pitch that has great pure spin rates, excellent depth and distinct shape from his slider. Anderson rounds out his arsenal with a mid-80s changeup that also took a step forward in his draft-eligible sophomore season. It’s an average fourth pitch that flashes tumbling life, and it’s especially effective against righthanded hitters. Anderson is a plus strike-thrower who has an above-average feel for his entire four-pitch mix. Perhaps the only blemish on Anderson’s resume is the fact that he’s already had Tommy John surgery. He’s a high-probability starter with physical projection, a blend of strikes and stuff that gives him midrotation upside and has a chance to be the first college pitcher off the board.

Scouting Grades: Fastball: 55 | Slider: 60 | Curveball: 60 | Changeup: 45 | Control: 55.