BRAD KELLER NEWS

Tallies seven punchouts in victory Keller (2-1) earned the win over Texas on Wednesday, allowing one run on three hits and one walk while striking out seven batters over 6.2 innings.

Impact Keller served up a solo homer to Nate Lowe in the first inning, but that was the only time the Rangers got on the board against him. The right-hander completed a season-high 6.2 frames to notch his first quality start of the campaign and also tallied a season-best seven punchouts. Keller has been solid so far in 2023, allowing two or fewer runs in each of his three outings and compiling a 2.12 ERA and 1.12 WHIP through 17 frames.

APRIL 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Witt shines at home, Royals rout Rangers 10-1 to avoid sweep

MJ Melendez drove in three runs to back another strong outing from Brad Keller, and the Kansas City Royals avoided a three-game sweep with a 10-1 rout of the Texas Rangers

APRIL 13, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Royals enter matchup against the Rangers on losing streak

The Kansas City Royals head into the matchup with the Texas Rangers as losers of three straight games

APRIL 12, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Picks up first win Keller (1-1) yielded one run on three hits and three walks over 5.2 innings Friday, striking out three and earning a win over San Francisco.

Impact Keller coughed up a run in the second frame but Friday's outing was mostly smooth sailing otherwise. He didn't allow a runner to reach scoring position in any other inning. The 27-year-old righty has allowed three runs through two starts to begin the year but has also registered an unsightly 9:7 K:BB. Keller is projected for a road matchup against the Rangers next week.

APRIL 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Pasquantino, Perez hit home runs as Royals beat Giants 3-1

Vinnie Pasquantino hit his first home run of the season leading off the fourth, Salvador Perez connected in the eighth for his first of 2023 and a key insurance run, and the Kansas...

APRIL 7, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Royals visit the Giants to begin 3-game series

The San Francisco Giants begin a three-game series at home against the Kansas City Royals on Friday

APRIL 7, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Walks four in loss Keller (0-1) took the loss Sunday against the Twins, allowing two runs on five hits and four walks over 4.2 innings. He struck out six.

Impact Keller threw only 50 of his 88 pitches for strikes as he struggled with his command, though he was able to hold Minnesota to just two runs. The 27-year-old had a 3.7 BB/9 last season, and the four walks Sunday aren't a good indication he'll be much better in that regard during 2023. The right-hander is tentatively slated to next take the mound Friday in San Francisco.

APRIL 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gallo blasts 2 homers, Twins sweep Royals with 7-4 win

Joey Gallo hit two home runs, Joe Ryan gave up one run over six innings and the Minnesota Twins completed a sweep of Kansas City with a 7-4 win

APRIL 2, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pitchers for Royals, Twins to show off new skills in series finale Joe Ryan and Brad Keller are among a growing list of Major League Baseball players who took a technical approach to the offseason.

APRIL 2, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Twins try to sweep series against the Royals

The Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals square off in the last game of a three-game series

APRIL 2, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Strong in last spring start Keller allowed five hits and walked one while striking out nine over five scoreless innings in Friday's Cactus League win over the Giants.

Impact Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports Keller will pitch during the Royals' first regular-season series against the Twins, so Friday was likely his last spring appearance. Keller posted a 4.95 ERA and 1.40 WHIP over 20 innings across six starts in Cactus League play. He's posted an ERA north of 5.00 over the last two seasons, but he'll get a chance in the rotation again after finishing out 2022 in the bullpen.

MARCH 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Keller's curve key to locking in rotation spot LAS VEGAS -- A killer curveball? No, not exactly. But a Keller curveball? Now that might be a valuable commodity for the Royals. Brad Keller...

MARCH 20, 2023 • MLB.COM

Retools curveball Keller worked on adjusting his curveball during the offseason, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Impact Keller is competing for a rotation spot this spring. He's needed to make some improvements after posting ERAs of 5.39 and 5.09 over the last two seasons. He ended 2022 in a relief role, and the competition from veterans and prospects alike makes a return to a starting role challenging. Keller hasn't often used a curveball before, but adding one to his repertoire could give him a new look to test hitters as he tries to produce a bounce-back campaign.

FEBRUARY 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

33 players left in arbitration as 170 reach agreements

A total of 170 major league players agreed to contracts in the hours before Friday night’s arbitration deadline to exchange proposed salaries with teams, and just one reached a mul...

JANUARY 14, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Royals Avoid Arbitration With Nicky Lopez and Brad Keller Kansas City agrees to terms with two of its players on one-year deals for the 2023 campaign.

JANUARY 13, 2023 • SACBEE.COM

Royals Avoid Arbitration With Nicky Lopez and Brad Keller Kansas City agrees to terms with two of its players on one-year deals for the 2023 campaign.

JANUARY 13, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Avoids arbitration with Royals Keller Robert Murray of FanSided.com a one-year, $5.775 million contract with the Royals on Friday to avoid arbitration, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.

Impact Keller is coming off back-to-back dreadful seasons with the Royals, even getting demoted to the bullpen at one point in 2022. The Royals will hope he can bounce back in his walk year in 2023 and perhaps get a prospect for him at the trade deadline.

JANUARY 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Takes loss Saturday Keller (6-14) took the loss Saturday versus the Mariners, allowing a run on four hits and two walks over 1.1 innings.

Impact Keller got a double play to escape a bases-loaded jam in the eighth inning, but the Mariners posted three straight one-out hits in the ninth to scrape together the go-ahead run. The Royals couldn't bail Keller out, sending him to his first loss as a reliever in 11 appearances. He's pitched to a 6.46 ERA, 2.09 WHIP and 15:10 K:BB while adding a save and a hold in 15.1 innings out of the bullpen, but he's unlikely to see enough high-leverage chances to make an impact in fantasy.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Raleigh has HR, 3 RBIs as Mariners beat Royals 6-5

Cal Raleigh homered and drove in three runs as the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 6-5 win over the Kansas City Royals

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

First career save Keller struck out two without allowing a baserunner in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save Thursday against the Twins.

Impact Keller entered the game with a three-run lead and didn't allow a ball out of the infield to record his first career save. Scott Barlow was likely unavailable after pitching both Tuesday and Wednesday, which gave Keller the spare opportunity. Since shifting to the bullpen Aug. 17, Keller has a disastrous 6.43 ERA with a 15:8 K:BB across 14 frames.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Heasley shuts down Twins, Royals win 4-1 to finish sweep

Jonathan Heasley pitched six effective innings, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1 to complete a three-game sweep

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ramirez has 3 hits, drives in 2 as Rays beat Royals 3-2

Harold Ramirez had three hits and drove in two runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2

AUGUST 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Luis Patiño strong in return, Rays beat Royals 7-1

Luis Patiño pitched strongly into the sixth inning, Yandy Díaz drove in three runs, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1

AUGUST 19, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

KC Royals' Brad Keller 'shocked' by move to the bullpen, but 'excited' to help the club Keller set to pitch out of the bullpen for the first time since 2018.

AUGUST 18, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM

Royals bring road losing streak into matchup against the Rays

The Kansas City Royals will look to break their five-game road skid in a matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays

AUGUST 18, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS