The Twins are treating the waiver wire like a revolving door lately, and the newest arrival is right-hander Jack Anderson, claimed off Boston's roster. It's not a headline-grabbing trade, but these are exactly the kind of moves front offices make in July to stock up on cheap, controllable arms before the deadline crunch.
MLB Trade Rumors broke the claim as it happened.
Anderson, 26, got squeezed off Boston's 40-man roster when the Red Sox activated southpaw Patrick Sandoval off the 60-day injured list, forcing a corresponding move. Reports pegged his big league sample this year as modest, three appearances with Boston, and his Triple-A numbers apparently didn't wow anybody either, but that's the profile that makes waiver claims possible in the first place. Teams aren't claiming All-Stars off waivers, they're claiming depth.
To clear a 40-man spot for Anderson, Minnesota shifted lefty reliever Anthony Banda from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL. Banda is done for the year after lat surgery, so the corresponding move is as much about accounting as anything, but it does confirm the Twins are actively churning bullpen depth rather than just sitting on their hands.
This is the Twins' whole deadline-season mode right now: no blockbuster yet, just a steady drip of low-cost churn while the front office figures out whether it's buying, selling, or standing pat. Minnesota has already been on the other end of a similar move this summer, losing outfielder James Outman off waivers to Detroit, so picking up a warm body like Anderson reads as Minnesota keeping its pitching depth topped off rather than a signal about its trade-deadline direction.
Don't expect Anderson to be a difference-maker overnight. Waiver claims like this are about roster flexibility, not marquee additions, players who can eat innings in Triple-A or spot-start if the big league staff gets thin. The real story is what Minnesota does next as the deadline closes in, and whether moves like this one are prelude to something bigger.