When the Los Angeles Angels drafted Justin Anderson in the 14th round of the June 2014 amateur draft they were hoping that he could be something special. However, in three full seasons in the minors Anderson’s numbers were anything but special. The Houston, Texas native went 21-27 with a 4.80 ERA in mostly Single-A starts.
Anderson was used exclusively as a starter over his first three years in the minors. However, the Angels decided to convert Anderson and his high 90’s fastball to a reliever, but his numbers did not improve, but the Angels saw something special and this year Anderson finally put it altogether.