Who Should I Draft?
Mitch Keller or Brad Keller (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Brad Keller SP - KC  | Mitch Keller SP - PIT  | |
Expert |
59% Recommended by 20 of 34 experts |
41% Recommended by 14 of 34 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 133 | # 134 |
| Best Rank | # 71 | # 89 |
| Worst Rank | # 238 | # 310 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 306 | # 426 |
| Best Rank | # 265 | # 311 |
| Worst Rank | # 340 | # 439 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 118 | 126 |
| Wins | 9 | 7 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 4.34 | 4.45 |
| WHIP | 1.35 | 1.38 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 116 | # 125 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 88 | ‐ |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 71 | # 161 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 141 | # 172 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 143 | # 146 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 120 | # 135 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 129 | # 144 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 114 | ‐ |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 108 | # 175 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 107 | # 141 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 97 | # 102 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 107 | ‐ |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 131 | # 136 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 86 | # 117 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 156 | # 169 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 90 | # 180 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 117 | # 165 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 238 | # 264 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 80 | # 130 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 117 | ‐ |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | ‐ | # 89 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | ‐ | # 99 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 145 | # 103 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | ‐ | # 105 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 135 | # 106 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | ‐ | # 108 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 146 | # 121 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 133 | # 122 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | ‐ | # 129 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 133 | # 131 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | ‐ | # 133 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 144 | # 141 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 220 | # 183 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | ‐ | # 310 |
| Brad Keller SP - KC | Mitch Keller SP - PIT | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 9 | 5 |
| Games Started | 9 | 5 |
| Innings Pitched | 55.1 | 22.1 |
| Wins | 5 | 1 |
| Losses | 3 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 39 | 9 |
| Earned Runs | 15 | 7 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 2 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 35 | 16 |
| Walks | 17 | 18 |
| ERA | 2.47 | 2.91 |
| WHIP | 1.02 | 1.25 |
| Brad Keller SP - KC | Mitch Keller SP - PIT | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 29 | 25 |
| Games Started | 28 | 25 |
| Innings Pitched | 160.6 | 126.8 |
| Wins | 9 | 7 |
| Losses | 10 | 8 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 159 | 122 |
| Earned Runs | 77 | 63 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 18 | 18 |
| Strikeouts | 118 | 126 |
| Walks | 58 | 53 |
| ERA | 4.34 | 4.45 |
| WHIP | 1.35 | 1.38 |
| Brad Keller SP - KC | Mitch Keller SP - PIT | |
| News | ||
| Brad Keller (0-1) allowed four runs and three walks on six hits while striking out three across three 1/3 innings during Thursday’s 6-0 loss to the White Sox. He picked up his first loss of the season. Brad Camara Fri, Apr 9th | Mitch Keller (0-1) took the loss Sunday against the Cubs, allowing three runs on two hits and four walks in three innings. He struck out four. Connor Rooney Sun, Apr 4th | |
| Brad Keller allowed six runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out none across one 1/3 innings in Thursday’s 14-10 win over the Rangers. Brad Camara Fri, Apr 2nd | ||
| The Royals announced RHP Brad Keller will be the team's Opening Day starter. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Mar 20th | ||
| Brad Keller told reporters on Sunday that he feels more confident throwing and executing his changeup heading into the 2021 season. Connor Rooney Sun, Feb 21st | ||
| The Royals and RHP Brad Keller avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $3.35 million contract. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Jan 16th | ||
| Notes | ||
| In his brief MLB career, Keller is the author of one of the unluckiest (2019) and luckiest (2020) seasons in recent memory. So, the best course of action is to essentially ignore his 69 major league innings and focus on his stuff and minor league career. If you do that, there's a lot to like. Keller has a mid-90s fastball to go along with an above average slider and curveball. Over more than 500 minor league innings, he had a 25.5% strikeout rate, a 3.12 ERA, and a 1.15 WHIP. He will likely struggle for wins on the Pirates, but he'll also get a long leash given the dearth of reliable options, and he should face mostly weak offenses in the NL Central. Keller likely won't be a star, but he'll probably outperform where you need to draft him. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | ||
