After seeing Seattle Mariners prospect Kade Anderson dominate in person at a live bullpen session in Peoria, Ariz., and after seeing him look strong in his Cactus League debut on Saturday, I want to issue a reiteration of one take, an amendment of another and an interesting comparison to keep in mind when it comes to Anderson's potential major league debut.

We discussed this on the most recent edition of the 'Refuse to Lose' podcast, but let's break it down here.

Anderson threw 119 innings last season in college. I think they'd prefer to give him the entire season, or most of it, in the minor leagues to develop in a controlled setting. Maybe they'd be OK bringing him up for a cup of coffee at the end of the season if they've locked up the division title, but I think they'd most likely to see him stay in the minors, build up his workload and refine his approach with a big 2027 on deck.

Furthermore, if Anderson is staying down in the minors, then the Mariners probably have five healthy starters who are all pitching well in the majors, and that's what everybody can agree is best for this team as it chases the World Series title.

As recently as three weeks ago, I thought bringing Anderson up this season would be too early. I thought he was going to need more seasoning against professional players and that he wouldn't be ready to get major league hitters out consistently.

After seeing him in person, I no longer think that will be the case, especially by later in the season. He has the stuff, the experience, the poise and the attitude for me to believe he can get major league hitters out this season.

In fact, I think the biggest impediment for him will be the innings limit the Mariners will have on him. He threw 119 innings at LSU last season, meaning he probably won't go past 140 this year. That will be a bigger factor against him than his lack of experience.

As noted on the podcast:

"If you take his time at Cal-Poly and in the minors, Bryan Woo threw 170 innings. Bryan Woo played three years of college baseball...So three years of college and the minor leagues, Bryan Woo threw 170 innings before he got to the big leagues.

And the minute he got to the big leagues, he was good. Right? He wasn't great, but he was good, and he did it on 170 innings. Two years later, he turned into one of the best pitchers in the American League. 170 innings.

So far, Kade Anderson — two years of college at LSU — 157 innings. And those one 157 innings come in the SEC, come in the SEC tournament, the NCAA tournament, the College World Series. Kade Anderson's 157 innings come at better competition levels than Bryan Woo faced in college at Cal-Poly, and then probably for most of his minor league tenure as well.

So Bryan Woo, 170 innings, college and minors, up to the big leagues and pretty good instantly. Kade Anderson is already at 157.

Now, I would like to see him get seasoning at the minor leagues. I'd like to see how he does at Double-A consistently. But if you're going on the Bryan Woo timeline, Kade Anderson is really not that far away from us being able to think that he can come up here and make an impact, that he can come up here and make a difference.

Bryan Woo is proof that getting to the big leagues and being successful can be done without a ton of experience."

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