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Birth Date7-27-1995
Height6' 5"
Weight255 lbs
Age28 years, 8 months, 28 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2015
2016
2017
0.62018
1.12019
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2018 KCA MLB 41 20 140.3 9 6 0 133 50 96 7 102 8.5 3.2 0.4 6.2 56% .294 1.30 3.58 3.08 99 4.87 108.9 0.6
2019 KCA MLB 28 28 165.3 7 14 0 154 70 122 15 101 8.4 3.8 0.8 6.6 51% .282 1.35 4.38 4.19 110 5.01 102.8 1.4
CareerMLB6948305.716200287120218221018.53.50.66.453%.2881.334.013.681054.95105.62.0

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2013 DIA Rk AZL 13 12 56.7 7 3 0 53 26 61 2 97 8.4 4.1 0.3 9.7 0% .333 1.39 3.78 2.22 99 4.21 91.4
2013 MSO Rk PIO 2 1 6.0 0 0 0 6 4 4 0 80 9.0 6.0 0.0 6.0 0% .300 1.67 4.74 4.50 119 5.68 123.3
2014 YAK A- NOR 1 1 6.0 1 0 0 1 1 8 0 80 1.5 1.5 0.0 12.0 0% .091 0.33 1.65 0.00 80 1.79 37.8
2014 DIA Rk AZL 6 3 31.3 4 0 0 30 9 20 2 8.6 2.6 0.6 5.7 0% .301 1.24 4.71 2.30 0 0.00 0.0
2014 MSO Rk PIO 8 8 33.7 1 4 0 50 18 30 6 13.4 4.8 1.6 8.0 0% .404 2.02 6.41 6.95 120 8.13 172.1
2015 KNC A MID 26 25 142.0 8 9 0 128 37 109 3 105 8.1 2.3 0.2 6.9 0% .293 1.16 3.12 2.60 95 3.72 81.5
2016 VIS A+ CAL 24 24 135.0 9 7 0 147 26 99 13 99 9.8 1.7 0.9 6.6 56% .321 1.28 4.11 4.47 98 4.42 97.6
2017 WTN AA SOU 26 26 130.7 10 9 0 142 57 111 7 106 9.8 3.9 0.5 7.6 51% .339 1.52 3.58 4.68 102 6.07 129.1
2018 KCA MLB AL 41 20 140.3 9 6 0 133 50 96 7 102 8.5 3.2 0.4 6.2 56% .294 1.30 3.58 3.08 99 4.87 108.9
2019 KCA MLB AL 28 28 165.3 7 14 0 154 70 122 15 101 8.4 3.8 0.8 6.6 51% .282 1.35 4.38 4.19 110 5.01 102.8

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2018 2232 0.4754 0.4565 0.7861 0.6409 0.2895 0.8912 0.5752 0.2139
2019 2709 0.4636 0.4555 0.8006 0.6377 0.2980 0.8876 0.6397 0.1994
Career49410.46890.45600.79400.63910.29420.88920.61060.2060

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2024 CHA $
2023 KCA $5,775,000
2022 KCA $4,825,000
2021 KCA $3,350,000
2020 KCA $613,000
2019 KCA $578,125
2018 KCA $545,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
6 yrPrevious$15,686,125
6 yrTotal$15,686,125

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
6 y 0 dExcel1 year (2024)

Details
  • 1 year (2024). Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 3/8/24 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$5.775M (2023). Re-signed by Kansas City 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$4.825M (2022). Re-signed by Kansas City 3/22/22 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$3.35M (2021). Re-signed by Kansas City 1/15/21 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$613,000 (2020). Re-signed by Kansas City 3/20.
  • 1 year/$578,125 (2019). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/19.
  • 1 year/$545,000 (2018). Selected by Cincinnati from Arizona in Rule 5 draft 12/14/17. Acquired by Kansas City in trade from Cincinnati 12/14/17. Re-signed by Kansas City 3/18.
  • Drafted by Arizona 2013 (8-240) (Flowery Branch HS, Ga.). $125,000 signing bonus ($155,100 slot).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
90o 25.7 0 0 24 24 134.0 117 40 102 12 .270 1.17 3.32 3.6 -5.1 -0.6
80o 23.7 0 0 23 23 127.5 119 41 97 13 .283 1.25 3.65 3.96 -9.7 -1.1
70o 22.3 0 0 22 22 122.9 120 41 93 13 .292 1.31 3.89 4.22 -12.8 -1.4
60o 21.1 0 0 22 22 119.0 120 41 90 13 .299 1.36 4.09 4.45 -15.3 -1.7
50o 20 0 0 21 21 115.5 121 41 88 13 .307 1.41 4.29 4.66 -17.4 -1.9
40o 19 0 0 20 20 111.9 121 42 85 13 .314 1.46 4.49 4.88 -19.4 -2.1
30o 17.9 0 0 20 20 108.2 122 42 82 13 .322 1.51 4.70 5.11 -21.4 -2.3
20o 16.6 0 0 19 19 104.0 122 42 79 13 .331 1.58 4.96 5.39 -23.7 -2.6
10o 15 0 0 18 18 98.2 122 42 75 13 .344 1.67 5.32 5.79 -26.5 -2.9
Weighted Mean20.1002121115.4120418813.3051.404.274.64-17.1-1.9

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2020-03-06 13:00:00 (link to chat)What are we supposed to do with Brad Keller in a 16 team dynasty league, 28mlb, 24milb? Seems like industry is vaguely hopeful. Obvi not much on the wire, but guys will pop up, like Houser last year or Keegan Akin maybe this year. Thanks!
(whiskeyblood78 from NYC)		Keller is fine. He is a sinker/slider specialist who generates tons of grounders and few whiffs. I would expect him to continue to outperform metrics like FIP/xFIP since he strikes few hitters out, walks plenty, and consistently has sub-.300 BABIP. The guy pitches to contact and generates a bunch of weak grounders. Plus, he has a solid middle infield behind him (Mondesi/Lopez). Keller should not hurt you much, but he also will not win you any leagues. Serviceable backend roster guy for innings in a pinch. (Jesse Roche)
2020-02-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)Hey Jesse thanks for the chat.Can you rank these four pitchers for the back end of a rotation in a deep categories league please, Jordan Yamamoto,Spencer Turnbull, Brad Keller and Tyler Beede, they all have nice pitchers parks to call home,and all seem pretty similar, any insights .Cheers.
(boatman44 from Liverpool)		(1) Yamamoto, (2) Keller, (3) Turnbull, and (4) Beede. I think Yamamoto could surprise. His stuff is sneaky good. (Jesse Roche)
2020-01-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)In a 24 team dynasty league that has 12 pitching categories I can keep only one of Folty,Brad Keller, Porcello or possibly Colome , though he would be my only closer at that point,What you got for me? Cheers.
(boatman44 from Liverpool)		Mike Foltynewicz easy. Highest upside and strong finish to 2019 with 2.65/1.08 ERA/WHIP over 57 2/3 IP in the 2nd half. (Jesse Roche)
2019-09-11 13:00:00 (link to chat)Hey Craig, Trying to sort my keepers for a 24 team dynasty league while everyone else is watching football ha! Would you keep Jonathan Stiever over any of these Josh James,Brent Honeywell,Shane Baz, Luis Patino or Brad Keller? Probably not in a position to compete in 2020 but hopefully 2021 is the year. Thanks!
(boatman44 from Liverpool)		I would not keep Stiever over any of them, no. Maaaaybe Honeywell but it's really hard to say at this point. (Craig Goldstein)
2015-06-02 18:00:00 (link to chat)You check out Kane county a lot – who's your favorite "lottery ticket" prospect on the team?
(Frito from The Chi)		Victor Reyes and Brad Keller. Reyes can really hit and Keller is a big lottery ticket. Ideal size, a fastball that he can cut, run and sink. Secondaries need work, however and the command is a ways off. But on that team those are my two favorite lotto tickets. (Mauricio Rubio)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Brad Keller has thrown 12,026 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2018 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Slider (87mph) and Cutter (93mph), also mixing in a Splitter (90mph), Sinker (92mph) and Curve (83mph).