The hype surrounding Kade Anderson isn’t the problem. The rush order attached to it is.
We hear “sooner than later” and immediately start speed-running the development timeline. The twist is this isn’t just coming from the usual prospect hype machine — it’s coming from inside the house.
Mariners player development director Justin Toole told Baseball America that Anderson’s performance will dictate the timeline, but he also made the expectation loud enough to hear: the club anticipates it “sooner than later.” And once that kind of language is out there, it doesn’t take long for the conversation to jump tracks.