{"id":82912,"date":"2024-08-13T14:06:08","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T18:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=82912"},"modified":"2024-08-13T14:33:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T18:33:17","slug":"brad-keller-red-sox-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/08\/13\/brad-keller-red-sox-free-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"Recently Optioned Red Sox Reliever Elects Free Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Boston Red Sox reliever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kellebr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brad Keller<\/a> was optioned to the minor leagues on Monday, and\u00a0he\u00a0elected free agency on Tuesday, according to<em>\u00a0The Boston Globe\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0Alex Speier. Keller, 29, is now eligible to sign with any team after being\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/08\/12\/chase-shugart-mlb-debut-red-sox\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">one of many roster moves<\/a>\u00a0at the beginning of the week. This was his first season with Boston. Keller is the second Red Sox reliever to do so, with right-hander\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/anderch01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chase Anderson<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/08\/01\/chase-anderson-red-sox-free-agency\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">leaving the organization<\/a> in early August.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Brad Keller had the right to elect free agency when the Red Sox optioned him. He exercised it and is now a free agent.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Speier (@alexspeier) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexspeier\/status\/1823360242073083953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Recently Optioned Brad Keller Elects Free Agency<\/h2>\n<p>Keller\u2019s decision marks the second time he has entered free agency during the 2024 season. He began the year with the Chicago White Sox, pitching just under 17 innings. Keller was designated for assignment on May 20 and elected free agency two days later. He signed with the Red Sox on May 26 and made his first MLB appearance with the organization that month. Keller had a 5.66 ERA in 10 appearances with Boston and has a 5.30 ERA for the 2024 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Keller <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/24\/tyler-heineman-recalled-red-sox-roster-moves\/\" target=\"_self\">spent over a month<\/a> with Triple-A Worcester from late June to early August. His only appearance came after being called back up, allowing three runs in four innings against the Houston Astros on Saturday. With Keller electing free agency, the Red Sox now have 39 members of their 40-man roster. The club will fill that through a free agent or current member of the club that is not 40-man selected.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Brad Keller exercised his right to elect free agency when optioned, so he is no longer in the Red Sox organization, per <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexspeier?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@alexspeier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With Anderson\/Keller gone and Criswell presumably in the rotation after Paxton\u2019s injury, will be interesting to see who takes on mop-up duties. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4zJhAMPBdb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/4zJhAMPBdb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Boston Sports Gordo (@BOSSportsGordo) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BOSSportsGordo\/status\/1823365804823396744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Keller was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2013 MLB Draft. The Kansas City Royals plucked him from the D-Backs in the 2017 Rule 5 Draft. He was a fixture in the Royals&#8217; rotation from 2018-23 before the Chicago White Sox signed him to a minor league deal over the winter. He had a brief run with Chicago before electing free agency again and joining the Red Sox.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo: \u00a9 Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston Red Sox reliever Brad Keller was optioned to the minor leagues on Monday, and\u00a0he\u00a0elected free agency on Tuesday, according to\u00a0The Boston Globe\u2019s\u00a0Alex Speier. Keller, 29, is now eligible to sign with any team after being\u00a0one of many roster moves\u00a0at the beginning of the week. This was his first season with Boston. 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