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Pirates Prospects Daily: Mitch Keller Struggles Continue Against Oakland Athletics

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Watching Mitch Keller develop into the pitcher he has become over the last couple of seasons is honestly one of my favorite things I’ve done following this organization.

It’s been ugly, but the turnaround has absolutely been worth the wait.

Keller found another level this year, even been added into some of the early season Cy Young conversations.

After a couple rough starts during the Pirates west coast road trip, it seemed like a little home cooking against the worst team in the majors was the recipe Keller needed to get back on track.

It was far from that, as he allowed five earned runs on eight hits and four walks across 5.1 innings pitched. The single strikeout he registered was the lowest of the season for him, and the fourth time he’s done that in the majors.

There’s been somewhat a fine line that Keller has been walking this season, something maybe has been exposed recently. While he’s putting up the strikeouts, (87th percentile for K%, according to Baseball Savant), he’s doing it in a little more unconventional way.

Anthony Murphy
Anthony Murphy
Anthony began writing over 10 years ago, starting a personal blog to cover the 2011 MLB draft, where the Pirates selected first overall. After bouncing around many websites covering hockey, he refocused his attention to baseball, his first love when it comes to sports. He eventually found himself here at Pirates Prospects in late 2021, where he covers the team’s four full season minor league affiliates.

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