Fun With Filters
Volume One
Ethan Anderson, Orioles
In an effort to clean up the PARSlist rankings, I was debating retiring the scouting toggle grades (Hit tool, power, speed, trajectory for hitters; K-potential, control, build, trajectory for pitchers).
These are simple to follow: green is good, yellow is average, red is bad. It’s my attempt to combat some of the visually overwhelming graphics that tend to flood the timeline these days. But are they even helpful? Let’s try to use them, along with the other available filters, to discover someone we don’t hear much about. Hopefully this is the birth of a new series. If it proves fruitful, we’ll keep it in regular rotation.
For the first volume, I thought this conversation from the other day would make a good starting point:
Nah. Its bleak. One interesting name that’s not performing well but still may come up is Harry Ford. I’m not sure what his struggles are related to this year, but he was a legit prospect. Most other names of very mild interest have debuted already (Crooks, Cavanaugh, Valencia, J…
— PARS Dynasty Ranks (@PARSlist) July 14, 2026
So we have a couple of filters right off the bat:
- Position: Catcher (from 2,048 players → 444 players)
- Proximity: Close to MLB… apply AA and AAA filters (down to 181 players)
Now let’s add:
- PARS score: 60 or greater: projected role of semi-regular or better (down to 11 players)
Next, let’s add the scouting grades:
- Hit tool: Green/good (6 players remain)
- Power: Green/good (4 players remain)
- Speed: Yellow or green (2 players remain)
| Garret Forrester | Ethan Anderson | |
|---|---|---|
| Level | Double-A | Double-A |
| PARS Rank | 85 | 131 |
| PARS Score | 71.5 | 67.5 |
| Team | Miami Marlins | Baltimore Orioles |
| Age | 24.7 | 22.8 |
| Fantrax % | 1% | 2% |
Forrester’s performance at Double-A earned him a promotion to Triple-A, where he hasn’t performed particularly well. Also, his Double-A sample size is just 96 PAs. So—Ethan Anderson is our guy.
Using the Spec Summary, we see that he’s a 2nd round pick out of Virginia from 2024. He’s also a switch-hitter, hell yeah. Who doesn’t love switch-hitting catchers? He’s still at Double-A, blocked at Triple-A by Creed Willems and Silas Ardoin. With the current injuries to Samuel Basallo and Adley Rutschman, the Orioles are rolling with Sam Huff and Chadwick Tromp for now. We all know that won’t last long, which should give Willems a shot. Anderson should be the logical candidate to move up and replace him. And then, who knows? Maybe he’s next…
Said after his solid AFL stint that the Ethan Anderson offensive breakout would come in 2026.
— The Verge- An Orioles MiLB Podcast (@TheVergePod) April 12, 2026
He homers tonight for the first time and is now hitting .444 with a 1.211 OPS pic.twitter.com/rm7Mh5dLk8
So there you have it. Using our PARSlist filters and scouting toggles, we found a catcher with a good hit-tool and power, who’s a non-zero in the speed department, and with decent proximity to the show. If your starting catcher is Salvador Perez or JT Realmuto, for example, Anderson is a solid stash for your farm as a potential free replacement for when they retire or are no longer usable. While he’s owned in my league, there’s a 98% chance he’s available in yours.