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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

Royals Move RHP Brad Keller to Bullpen Despite being an innings-eater in the rotation, Keller now joins the Royals’ relief staff.

AUGUST 17, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Moving to bullpen Manager Mike Matheny said Wednesday that Keller will move to the bullpen, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

Impact Keller has served exclusively as a starter in the majors over the last four seasons but has struggled since the All-Star break in 2022. Over his five starts to begin the second half, he's posted an 8.76 ERA and 2.07 WHIP in 24.2 innings. He had lined up to start Thursday's road matchup against the Rays, and the Royals haven't announced who will take his place in the rotation. However, Keller will attempt to sort things out as a relief option.

AUGUST 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Shelled by Dodgers Keller (6-13) took the loss against the Dodgers on Saturday, allowing eight runs on nine hits and three walks while striking out three batters over three innings.

Impact Mookie Betts led off the game by tagging Keller for a homer, and that proved to be an omen of things to come. The right-hander gave up four more runs in the frame and served up an additional long ball in each of the second and third innings before mercifully being replaced. By the time he departed, Keller had given up eight runs -- the second time in his past three starts that he's surrendered that amount. He's lost four of his past five outings, posting an 8.76 ERA and 2.07 WHIP across 24.2 innings during that stretch.

AUGUST 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Muncy, Betts homer, Dodgers beat KC for 12th straight win

Max Muncy had a homer and four RBIs, Mookie Betts hit his team-leading 26th home run of the season and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to 12 games with a 13-3...

AUGUST 14, 2022 • Associated Press

Kansas City Royals lose a blowout against the Dodgers 13-3 in rough start for Brad Keller Keller gave up five runs in the first inning.

AUGUST 14, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM

Dodgers look to extend win streak, play the Royals

The Los Angeles Dodgers seek to build upon an 11-game win streak with a victory over the Kansas City Royals

AUGUST 13, 2022 • Associated Press

Gonsolin, Dodgers win 11th in a row, break away from Royals

Tony Gonsolin took a no-hit try into the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers won their 11th straight game, beating the Kansas City Royals 8-3

AUGUST 13, 2022 • Associated Press

Royals Should Start Thinking About a Brad Keller Extension The Royals kept Keller past the 2022 trade deadline, so it’s time to begin thinking about his future following the 2023 season.

AUGUST 8, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Halts losing streak Keller (6-12) allowed one run on four hits and three walks over six innings Sunday, striking out four and earning a win over Boston.

Impact Keller didn't face much of a threat through five shutout frames before Rafael Devers tagged him with a solo shot in the sixth. It was his first win since July 11 after allowing 16 runs (15 earned) over his previous three starts. The 27-year-old righty lowered his season ERA to 4.45 with an 80:44 K:BB through 119.1 frames. Keller is lined up for a tough matchup against the Dodgers at home next week.

AUGUST 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Melendez posts 6-RBI game as Royals smash Red Sox 13-5

MJ Melendez hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning and had a career-high six RBIs to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 13-5

AUGUST 7, 2022 • Associated Press

Kansas City Royals and Boston Red Sox meet in game 4 of series

The Kansas City Royals lead 2-1 in a four-game series against the Boston Red Sox

AUGUST 7, 2022 • Associated Press

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