The Royals released veteran reliever , according to the at MLB.com. Anne Rogers of MLB.com that the right-hander is currently on release waivers. If he goes unclaimed, hell hit free agency in the coming days. Kansas City pushed Anderson out of their bullpen last weekend when they . With more than five years of major league service, Anderson had the ability to decline any minor league a signments while retaining his $1.575MM salary. That led the Royals to release Bobby Murcer Jersey him after the DFA. The Royals took a flier on Anderson in a cash trade with the Braves last offseason. Atlanta evidently wasnt planning to keep him via arbitration, but K.C. swung a deal to bring him in just before the non-tender deadline. Anderson made 37 appearances and to sed 35 2/3 innings, his heaviest MLB workload since his dominant 2019 rookie year. The 34-year-old posted a reasonable 4.04 earned run average, but his peripherals werent great. Anderson got swinging strikes on a modest 9.8% of his offerings. That resulted in a subpar 19% strikeout rate. His 9.8% walk percentage was a bit higher than average. Its not great aggregate production, although Andersons strikeout and walk numbers had started to come around in recent weeks. He had nearly as many walks (12) as strikeouts (13) through the end of May. Since the calendar flipped to June, Anderson punched out 16 hitters while only i suing a trio of free pa ses in 15 appearances. That coincided with a home run spike, however, and the front office decided to push him out of a scuffling relief group. Once an elite late-game weapon for the Rays, Anderson mi sed most of the 2021-22 seasons to elbow injuries. Tampa Bay cut him loose after the 22 campaign. Anderson hasnt been the same force he was back in 2019, but he was an above-average reliever for the Braves as recently as last season. He turned in a 3.04 ERA while striking out more than a quarter of opponents acro s 35 appearances. A shoulder strain ended his year around the All-Star Break. If Anderson clears waivers, any team could sign him for the prorated portion of the $740K minimum. Kansas City would be on the hook for the rest of his salary. Its not out of the question he secures a major league contract and jumps right into another teams MLB bullpen. If he does find an MLB job, Anderson would remain under arbitration control through 2025. Luke Weaver Jersey