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Scouting grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 50 | Run: 40 | Arm: 50 | Field: 45 | Overall: 45

The University of Virginia baseball program lost a trio of big bats in the 2023 Draft -- first-rounder Kyle Teel, second-round pick Jake Gelof and sixth-rounder Ethan O’Donnell – but Anderson returns to help anchor the lineup in 2024. He’s hit well since he set foot on campus, including posting a 1.118 OPS with 15 homers in 2023, putting him firmly on thes map. He’s gotten the chance to raise his profile even more this spring by spending a lot of time trying to replace Teel behind the plate.

Anderson is a switch-hitter with a feel for the barrel and plenty of power to tap into. It started to show up more consistently in 2023, but that didn’t continue as frequently in his junior season. It shows up more as a left-handed hitter, with some loft in that swing. He has bat speed and strength right-handed as well, but he’s more of a line-drive hitter from that side.

While he caught in high school, Anderson had seen limited time behind the plate since he headed to Charlottesville. He got a lot of reps this past fall with some encouraging early reports, but the jury is still out about his defensive chops, with some thinking he might be too big to stick there at the next level. He’d mostly played first base prior to this spring and that might end being his best option. Anderson's bat is his carrying tool along with his plus makeup, and if he convinces scouts he can catch, he could shoot up boards.

Scouting grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 50 | Run: 40 | Arm: 50 | Field: 45 | Overall: 45

The University of Virginia baseball program lost a trio of big bats in the 2023 Draft -- first-rounder Kyle Teel, second-rounder Jake Gelof and sixth-rounder Ethan O’Donnell – but Anderson returned to help anchor the lineup in 2024. He hit well from the moment he set foot on campus, posting a 1.118 OPS with 15 homers in 2023, putting him firmly on the map, though he wasn’t quite as productive in 2024 (.331/.435/.508). He got some chance to raise his profile by spending time trying to replace Teel behind the plate. The Orioles saw enough on both sides of the ball to take him in the second round, announce him as a catcher and sign him for an under-slot $1.17 million.

Anderson is a switch-hitter with a feel for the barrel and plenty of power to tap into. It started to show up more consistently in 2023, but that didn’t continue as frequently in his junior season. It shows up more as a left-handed hitter, with some loft in that swing. He has bat speed and strength right-handed as well, but he’s more of a line-drive hitter from that side.

While he caught in high school, Anderson had seen limited time behind the plate since he headed to Charlottesville. He got a lot of reps this past fall with some encouraging early reports, but the jury is still out about his defensive chops, and he ceded much of the playing time at the position to senior Jacob Ference as the spring wore on, He might be too big to stick there at the next level. He’d mostly played first base prior to this spring, and that might end being his best option. Anderson's bat is his carrying tool along with his plus makeup.

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	09/03/2024	C Ethan Anderson assigned to Aberdeen IronBirds from Delmarva Shorebirds.
	08/13/2024	C Ethan Anderson assigned to Delmarva Shorebirds from FCL Orioles.
	08/05/2024	C Ethan Anderson assigned to FCL Orioles.
	07/19/2024	Baltimore Orioles signed C Ethan Anderson.
	06/16/2024	College Workout activated C Ethan Anderson.
	03/20/2024	C Ethan Anderson assigned to Virginia Cavaliers.
	06/09/2023	Harwich Mariners activated C Ethan Anderson.
	05/24/2023	College Workout activated C Ethan Anderson.
	05/20/2023	C Ethan Anderson assigned to Virginia Cavaliers.
	05/04/2022	C Ethan Anderson and assigned to Virginia Cavaliers.