Tyler Anderson never looked like the kind of pitcher teams build marketing campaigns around. The three-year, $39 million deal with the Angels has officially ended, and the left-hander now enters free agency at 36, coming off a season that felt painfully familiar for anyone who followed L.A. pitching in 2025: flashes of control, not enough wins, too many exhausting nights for the bullpen behind him.Anderson made 26 starts in the 2025 season, threw 136.1 innings, struck out 104 hitters, walked very few, and finished with a 4.56 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, and a 2-8 record before an oblique strain shut him down in late August.The market now will treat him like a 1-year deal arm. Teams that want 140-160 steady innings from a guy who attacks the zone, mixes a handful of pitches, and doesn’t melt under pressure will still show interest. That leads us to three teams where he fits best right now.1. Baltimore OriolesThe Orioles are at a point where the rotation needs balance more than noise. They already have young arms with good stuff, but the missing piece has been reliability.Camden Yards, post-wall move, plays bigger and gives extra leash to pitchers who induce soft contact rather than raw exit denial.In 2024, Anderson proved he could still shoulder 31 starts and heavy volume without meltdown frequency. In a rotation full of exciting but risky arms, he’d be the responsible adult who never has to micromanage.2. St. Louis CardinalsThe Cardinals are rebuilding their pitching identity, drafting for velocity and chasing whiff profiles, but right now their 2026 rotation resembles a committee where everyone hopes someone else brings the final answer.That’s where Anderson helps, not as the fix, but the buffer. He’s cleared 136+ innings in each of the last four seasons and hit 175 twice.Busch Stadium is forgiving, deep-gapped, and rewards pitchers who work the yard smartly with solid defense behind them. Anderson would give St. Louis the thing they lack most during transition years: predictability.3. San Diego PadresSan Diego is shedding experience and payroll flexibility, making stability a priority over splash. Anderson knows the NL West intimately from his Rockies, Giants, and Dodgers years.Petco Park maximizes movement and minimizes mistake punishment, a soft landing that could stretch what he has left. Even in an interrupted 2025, 26 starts and 136.1 innings is real coverage for a staff short on it.