Mitch KellerPIT · SP

2026 review

Mitch Keller struggled through a starter's workload before a right arm teres major injury ended his season in early August: he went 6-8 with a 5.29 ERA and 1.37 WHIP in 115.2 IP across 22 games, a 17.7 K% and an 8.3 BB% over 503 BF, with 89 SO and 42 BB. He held right-handed batters to .205/.297/.317 over 182 PA but let left-handed batters hit .290/.352/.486 over 321 PA. His season ran from Mar 28 through Aug 2, workload sliding from 34.1 IP in May to 26.0 IP in Jun to 19.1 IP in Jul before he was placed on the 60-day IL on Aug 3 for the teres major injury, missing 55 regular-season days with no activation on record through Sep 27. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 338, he finished 1244th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 906 spots below, and 204th of 236 starting pitchers. The TDK LABS card had him as an automatic start in early May, still noted the arsenal and assignment intact by mid-Jul despite a rough stretch that had wiped confidence in the role, then had him on the 60-day IL with the teres major strain by early Aug, with nothing new to report by early Sep.