On Friday night, for the first time in his professional career, Seattle Mariners top prospect Kade Anderson was roughed up on the mound at Double-A Arkansas.

Anderson worked three scoreless innings before giving up five runs in the fourth. As noted by @MiLBMariners on social media, Anderson gave up five runs on six hits in those four innings. He struck out seven and didn't walk anyone. He tossed 45 strikes in the 72-pitch outing.

The account notes he didn't get a lot of defensive help, but he did give up loud contact. His ERA went up from 0.60 to 1.85.

While a disappointing outcome, especially for those fans who want to see him called up to the big leagues ASAP, this outing gives Anderson a unique opportunity that he hasn't had yet in the big leagues: A chance to bounce back from adversity.

Part of being in the minor leagues is learning how to handle all kinds of situations. So far, Anderson has gotten good at learning how to handle success and the attention and pressure that comes with it, but how he handles failure will also be critical moving forward.

We'll get an opportunity to see that for the first time in his next start, presumably next Friday. How does he handle the week of preparation? How does he handle any adjustments that need to be made? How does he attack in his game plan knowing that other teams have the ability to hit him finally?

Of course, everyone can write this outing off as one bad inning, and that's perfectly fair given all the success he's had, but that doesn't mean that you can't learn from it and observe what happens in its aftermath.

As of now, the Mariners have six starters for five spots, so they don't really need to introduce more chaos into the conversation by calling up Anderson before he hits additional check points.

If another starter gets injured, then Anderson would bump up the line. If Emerson Hancock eventually bumps up against innings concerns later in the year or wears down, then Anderson will bump up the line as well.

For now, the Mariners will focus on trying to get Anderson more exposure to various situations in the minor leagues.

You can listen to the most recent 'Refuse to Lose Territory' podcast, featuring Rob Bradford of the 'Baseball Isn't Boring' podcast here, and you can also watch the episode on YouTube.

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