Mitch Keller Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 3" / 220 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 4/4/1996 (28)
- Experience
- 5
- College
- None
Mitch Keller Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Mitch Keller News
Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Mitch Keller will look to keep up the good work in a Saturday outing versus the visiting Boston Red Sox. After allowing four earned runs in each of his first two starts of the season, the 28-year-old has allowed just two earned runs in each of his last two starts and 13 innings of work. He has 13 strikeouts against just four walks in that time and did not walk a batter across seven innings his last time out. Fantasy managers should certainly be encouraged by his start to the season, even if his 19.8% K% leaves something to be desired as he posted a 25.5% K% last season alongside a healthy 18.8% K-BB%. He should see continued positive ERA regression moving forward as his 3.87 xFIP and 4.09 SIERA sit well below his 4.50 ERA on the young season.
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton said that right-hander Mitch Keller will start on Opening Day on March 28 against the Marlins in Miami. This doesn't come as a surprise at all, especially after the club announced a five-year, $77 million extension with Keller earlier on Thursday. The 27-year-old was a first-time All-Star in 2023 and finished 13-9 with a 4.21 ERA (3.80 FIP) and 1.24 WHIP with 55 walks and a career-high 210 strikeouts in 194 1/3 innings over 32 starts in his fifth year in the majors. Keller was solid in the first half before sporting an ERA over 5.00 in the second half. It was nice to see Keller raise his strikeout rate last year, and his 3.70 xFIP shows that he was perhaps a little bit unlucky in the ERA department. He still has some upside, but he's best drafted as a depth arm for your fantasy rotation in the later rounds.
Right-hander Mitch Keller and the Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to a five-year, $77 million contract extension on Thursday, according to sources. After a breakout season in which he struck out a career-high 210 batters, the 27-year-old Keller will anchor Pittsburgh's starting rotation for the team that drafted him in the second round in 2014 out of high school. The new deal will buy out what would have been Keller's first two years of free agency. In addition to his career-best 210 punchouts last year, Keller went 13-9 with a 4.21 ERA and 1.24 WHIP with 55 walks in 194 1/3 innings over a career-high 32 starts to garner his first All-Star nod. He was solid in the first half but fell apart after the All-Star break with a 5.59 ERA and 1.44 WHIP in 13 starts down the stretch. Still, he upped his strikeout rate and isn't a bad No. 4 rotation option for fantasy managers with upside late in drafts.
Batting Order
1 | Ke'Bryan Hayes |
2 | Bryan Reynolds |
3 | Oneil Cruz |
4 | Connor Joe |
5 | Edward Olivares |
6 | Rowdy Tellez |
7 | Jared Triolo |
8 | Michael A. Taylor |
9 | Henry Davis |
Mitch Keller Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Ke'Bryan Hayes |
2 | Bryan Reynolds |
3 | Oneil Cruz |
4 | Connor Joe |
5 | Edward Olivares |
6 | Rowdy Tellez |
7 | Jared Triolo |
8 | Michael A. Taylor |
9 | Henry Davis |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller was named the Opening Day starter for 2023 and rewarded the club with an excellent first half, going 9-4 with a 3.31 ERA (3.32 FIP), 1.12 WHIP, and a 26.7% K% on the way to his first-ever All-Star selection. The second half wasn't nearly as stellar, going 4-5 while posting a 5.59 ERA (4.52 FIP), 1.44 WHIP, and 23.8% K%. The former second-round pick had yet to reach 159 IP but reached 117 IP in the first half alone, finishing with 194 1/3 IP. Perhaps fatigue was the problem - hopefully not injury. Whichever was the cause of the subpar second half, the HR ball was the resultant effect. He had a 0.85 HR/9 and 10.5% HR/FB in the first half but a 1.63 HR/9 and 17.5% HR/FB in the second half. Keller's FGDC projections expect him to take a bit of a step back in 2024, with an 11-12 record to go along with a 4.21 ERA (4.18 FIP), 1.33 WHIP, 13.6% K-BB%, and 180 K in 192 IP. NFBC ADP shows the righty going late at pick 164, but RotoBaller has a more positive outlook with a ranking of 142. Assuming health, he's got optimistic year-over-year trends since 2022 and could easily outperform the current ADP.