{"id":15906,"date":"2019-06-06T21:47:47","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T01:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=15906"},"modified":"2024-12-28T10:55:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T15:55:47","slug":"dallas-keuchel-signs-atlanta-braves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2019\/06\/06\/dallas-keuchel-signs-atlanta-braves\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Keuchel Signs with Atlanta Braves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One more quality arm is off the market, as lefty <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/keuchda01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dallas Keuchel<\/a><\/strong> has agreed to terms with the Atlanta Braves. Keuchel&#8217;s contract is reportedly a one-year deal with the exact dollar amount not yet known.\u00a0<strong>David O&#8217;Brien<\/strong> first had the news.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Braves?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Braves<\/a> have agreed to terms with left-hander Dallas Keuchel, sources tell The Athletic.<br \/>Likely a one-year deal, but working to confirm that.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David O&#39;Brien (@DOBrienATL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DOBrienATL\/status\/1136804379858804739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Dallas Keuchel, Atlanta Braves Agree to Deal<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It is an interesting deal considering the contracts <strong>Patrick Corbin<\/strong> ($140 million\/6-years) and <strong>Nathan Eovaldi<\/strong> ($67.5 million\/4-years) received earlier in the off-season compared with their overall production from 2014 \u2013 2018:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"137\"><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"43\"><strong>W<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"36\"><strong>L<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"68\"><strong>IP<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"68\"><strong>K\/9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"68\"><strong>BB\/9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"68\"><strong>HR\/9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"68\"><strong>ERA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"68\"><strong>FIP<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"68\"><strong>xFIP<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"68\"><strong>WAR<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"137\">Dallas Keuchel<\/td>\n<td width=\"43\">67<\/td>\n<td width=\"36\">45<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">950.1<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">7.42<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">2.39<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">0.77<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">3.28<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">3.45<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">3.31<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">18.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"137\">Nathan Eovaldi<\/td>\n<td width=\"43\">34<\/td>\n<td width=\"36\">32<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">578.1<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">7.03<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">2.26<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">0.95<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">4.36<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">3.77<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">3.84<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">8.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"137\">Patrick Corbin<\/td>\n<td width=\"43\">35<\/td>\n<td width=\"36\">37<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">604.1<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">9.01<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">2.7<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">1.07<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">4.04<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">3.67<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">3.5<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">11.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>After two injury-affected seasons, Keuchel enjoyed a healthy 2018, tossing 200+ innings for the first time since 2015. His overall production (12-11 with a 3.74 ERA and 1.31 WHIP) was solid, yet unspectacular, though he has shown higher potential in past years as a quasi-ace for the Houston Astros. Since 2014, Keuchel has thrived against hitters despite pedestrian strikeout rates (7.45 K\/9 from 2014 &#8211; 2018), dominating lineups through a very different approach than we typically see in today&#8217;s game: keeping the ball on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last five seasons, Keuchel holds a 60% GB%, good for third-highest in MLB for that period. He has also generated the highest amount of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fangraphs.com\/leaders.aspx?pos=all&amp;stats=sta&amp;lg=all&amp;qual=y&amp;type=2&amp;season=2018&amp;month=0&amp;season1=2014&amp;ind=0&amp;team=0&amp;rost=0&amp;age=0&amp;filter=&amp;players=0&amp;sort=18,d\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">soft contact<\/a> (23.3% Soft%) and the lowest amount of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fangraphs.com\/leaders.aspx?pos=all&amp;stats=sta&amp;lg=all&amp;qual=y&amp;type=2&amp;season=2018&amp;month=0&amp;season1=2014&amp;ind=0&amp;team=0&amp;rost=0&amp;age=0&amp;filter=&amp;players=0&amp;sort=20,a\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hard contact<\/a> (24.6% Hard%) in that period. Despite these accomplishments, demand for Keuchel&#8217;s services lagged behind other arms whom, while less accomplished, mesmerized teams with their strong peripherals and radar-gun readings.<\/p>\n<p>Uber-agent <a href=\"https:\/\/fancredsports.com\/articles\/jon-heyman-agent-scott-boras-calls-recent-contra\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scott Boras<\/a> has criticized teams&#8217; free off-season approaches regarding the use of analytics, calling the information&#8221;&#8230;helpful, but not determinative&#8230;&#8221;, citing <strong>Yu Darvish <\/strong>and <strong>Jake Arrieta<\/strong>&#8216;s contracts as examples that analytic-only approaches can miss the mark. While not your typical ace, Keuchel (30) will provide value to the _______&#8217;s as a solid second starter in their rotation. His extensive postseason experience (3.31 ERA in 51.2 IP) will help the rotation&#8217;s younger members acclimate to playoff baseball, as will his championship pedigree.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"U8DEBNOySaFmE3Nb_MdeRg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1052307438\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'U8DEBNOySaFmE3Nb_MdeRg',sig:'N8Dgb_rOYpcC_xok1PkEqWTJgwiuqNkqXIcQkn0Jo5E=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1052307438',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One more quality arm is off the market, as lefty Dallas Keuchel has agreed to terms with the Atlanta Braves. Keuchel&#8217;s contract is reportedly a one-year deal with the exact dollar amount not yet known.\u00a0David O&#8217;Brien first had the news. #Braves have agreed to terms with left-hander Dallas Keuchel, sources tell The Athletic.Likely a one-year [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2868,"featured_media":15933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35,21],"tags":[68,524,69,2262],"class_list":["post-15906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-braves","tag-baseball","tag-dallas-keuchel","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-free-agency"],"modified_by":"Michael Kovacs, ADMIN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2868"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}