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NY Mets refill 40-man roster with Twins pitcher who looks interesting enough to keep

Where does he fit in?
ByTim Boyle
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Jul 28, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Jack Anderson (30) throws to the Kansas City Royals in the ninth inning at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images
Jul 28, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Jack Anderson (30) throws to the Kansas City Royals in the ninth inning at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

The New York Mets got their 40-man roster down to 39 but decided it was too awkward to leave a seat empty. No connection to Derek Falvey, it’s a Minnesota Twins pitcher who might just need a show of faith.

Jack Anderson sounds like the name of a player from the 1962 Mets or an unoriginally named player from a video game that wasn’t licensed by the MLBPA. A 16th round draft pick, the world was against him ever making it to the majors. A 5.62 ERA in Triple-A didn’t help matters either.

Yet somehow Anderson made it. In 12.1 innings for the Boston Red Sox and Twins in 2026, Anderson pitched well. He had a 2.19 ERA in 7 games with a 2.2 BB/9 and 8.8 K/9 rate. Those rates nearly mirror what he has done in total at the minor league level, the strikeouts matching exactly and the walks slighlty down from his 2.4 BB/9.

From afar, Jack Anderson looks like someone the Mets could make good use of

Anderson has two remaining minor league options which will come in handy for the Mets who are probably planning to use him as an opener/longman type if he manages to survive the whirlwind of the offseason. There are plenty of reasons to expect he’s in and out before we know it. The strong balance between walks and strikeouts as well as success in the majors in a small sample at least provide some optimism.

The in-and-out nature of 40-man roster management does move Anderson at least a little closer to secure with players like Christopher Morel, Chayce McDermott, and Robert Stock still here yet with no minor league options. The Mets haven’t simply eliminated those non-optional players in the early days of the MLB offseason. Eric Wagaman has already been removed and reassigned to the minors.

Anderson made 16 of his 33 career professional starts in 2026, all in the minors. A 4.86 ERA as a starter last season might not have been enough to convince the Mets to move forward with trying to stretch him out. Think of him as a Justin Hagenman alternative and try not to get too attached.

We know Stearns likes to add players like this in abundance in the offseason and I don't just mean because he has a red beard.

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