With Max Fried and Charlie Morton departing in free agency, combined with Spencer Strider‘s injury, the Braves have had an open competition among internal candidates for the final two spots on the Opening Day roster.

Over eight innings pitched across three starts, Anderson has a 1.13 ERA with five strikeouts. He’s held hitters to a .080 average. But on the flip side, he has a 1.38 WHIP because he’s allowed nine walks. Including that hit by pitch, that’s 10 free passes.

Ian Anderson allows two runs and strikes out one batter over four innings in his Spring Training start against the Orioles