P Mitch Keller #28
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
02/19/2029
OA: 45 POT: 45
P MITCH KELLER #28 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 45 45 45
Movement 45 45 45 45
Control 55 55 55 55
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 45
Slider 45 45
Curveball 45 45
Changeup 45 45
Sinker 45 45
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 65
Suggested Role Starter
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 50
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Good-natured with a zest for life.
Birthday:04/04/1996
Born in:Cedar Rapids, IA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, 26 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:9 Years, 26 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2019 Pittsburgh - MLB 23 11 11 1 5 0 7.12 48.0 72 41 38 6 16 65 0 0 1.83 .478 3.28 1.3 62
2020 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 5 5 1 1 0 2.91 21.2 9 7 7 4 18 16 0 0 1.25 .104 6.92 -0.3 154
2021 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 23 23 5 11 0 6.17 100.2 131 69 69 10 49 92 0 0 1.79 .392 4.38 1.1 68
2022 Pittsburgh - MLB 26 31 29 5 12 0 3.91 159.0 162 77 69 14 60 138 0 0 1.40 .321 4.07 2.0 104
2023 Pittsburgh - MLB 27 32 32 13 9 0 4.21 194.1 187 97 91 25 55 210 1 1 1.25 .310 3.94 3.6 104
2024 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 32 32 12 11 0 3.86 193.2 185 87 83 26 58 171 1 0 1.25 .290 4.37 1.4 100
2025 Pittsburgh - MLB 29 22 22 6 12 0 4.38 127.1 124 69 62 23 40 127 1 1 1.29 .298 4.78 0.6 91
2025 Houston - MLB 29 11 11 4 2 0 4.45 60.2 67 32 30 8 12 53 0 0 1.30 .312 3.96 1.2 101
2025 Total - MLB 29 33 33 10 14 0 4.40 188.0 191 101 92 31 52 180 1 1 1.29 .303 4.51 1.7 94
2026 Houston - MLB 30 29 29 7 15 0 4.96 165.0 168 99 91 32 48 173 1 0 1.31 .302 4.76 1.5 88
2027 Houston - MLB 31 29 29 11 9 0 5.82 136.0 147 91 88 21 51 152 0 0 1.46 .336 4.43 1.8 76
2028 Houston - MLB 32 49 4 5 4 1 5.12 72.0 82 46 41 13 19 59 0 0 1.40 .319 5.18 -0.2 87
Total MLB 274 227 70 91 1 4.71 1278.1 1334 715 669 182 426 1256 4 2 1.38 .320 4.39 14.1 90
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2014 Pittsburgh (FCL) - R 18 9 8 0 0 0 1.98 27.1 19 8 6 0 13 29 0 0 1.17 .279 2.83 0.8 201
2015 Total - R 19 6 6 0 3 0 5.49 19.2 25 18 12 1 16 25 0 0 2.08 .429 4.22 0.2 73
2016 Total - A 20 23 23 8 5 0 2.46 124.1 16 36 34 4 18 131 0 0 0.27 .037 2.14 5.0 163
2016 Total - A+ 20 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 6.0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0.17 .000 1.37 0.3 999
2016 Total - A+ 20 24 24 9 5 0 2.35 130.1 16 36 34 4 19 138 0 0 0.27 .035 2.10 5.3 170
2017 Total - A- 21 2 2 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0.75 .286 1.20 0.2 999
2017 Total - A+ 21 15 15 6 3 0 3.14 77.1 57 29 27 5 20 64 0 0 1.00 .248 3.43 1.6 127
2017 Altoona - AA 21 6 6 2 2 0 3.12 34.2 25 14 12 2 11 45 0 0 1.04 .280 2.48 1.2 127
2018 Total - A+ 22 1 1 0 0 0 2.25 4.0 7 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 2.00 .438 2.95 0.1 178
2018 Altoona - AA 22 14 14 9 2 0 2.72 86.0 64 29 26 7 32 76 0 0 1.12 .251 3.61 1.6 145
2018 Indianapolis - AAA 22 10 10 3 2 0 4.82 52.1 59 34 28 3 22 57 0 0 1.55 .366 3.09 1.4 83
2019 Indianapolis - AAA 23 19 19 7 5 0 3.56 103.2 94 44 41 9 35 123 0 0 1.24 .324 3.17 2.6 112
Total IL 29 29 10 7 0 3.98 156.0 153 78 69 12 57 180 0 0 1.35 .340 3.14 100.3
Total EL 20 20 11 4 0 2.83 120.2 89 43 38 9 43 121 0 0 1.09 .259 3.28 139.4
Total MWL 17 17 7 3 0 2.89 87.1 64 31 28 5 22 73 0 0 0.98 .245 3.27 138.6
Total CAR 23 23 8 5 0 2.46 124.1 16 36 34 4 18 131 0 0 0.27 .037 2.14 162.5
Total NYP 2 2 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0.75 .286 1.20 999.0
Total APP 6 6 0 3 0 5.49 19.2 25 18 12 1 16 25 0 0 2.08 .429 4.22 72.8
Total FCL 9 8 0 0 0 1.98 27.1 19 8 6 0 13 29 0 0 1.17 .279 2.83 201.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2019 Pittsburgh - MLB P 11 11 3 1 0 5 1 .800 48.0 0.75 0.0 .000
2020 Pittsburgh - MLB P 5 5 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 21.2 2.91 +0.4 .000
2021 Pittsburgh - MLB P 23 23 4 10 1 14 0 1.000 100.2 1.25 +0.5 .000
2022 Pittsburgh - MLB P 31 29 10 15 2 26 1 .962 159.0 1.42 -0.6 .000
2023 Pittsburgh - MLB P 32 32 18 21 4 40 1 .975 194.1 1.81 -0.0 .000
2024 Pittsburgh - MLB P 32 32 11 22 2 34 1 .971 193.2 1.53 +0.2 1.022
2025 Pittsburgh - MLB P 22 22 6 8 3 15 1 .933 127.1 0.99 -1.9 .781
2025 Houston - MLB P 11 11 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 60.2 0.45 -0.6 .754
2026 Houston - MLB P 29 29 4 12 1 19 3 .842 165.0 0.87 -0.1 .913
2027 Houston - MLB P 29 29 6 7 1 14 1 .929 136.0 0.86 -1.4 .875
2028 Houston - MLB P 49 4 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 72.0 0.88 -0.5 .805
TOTAL P 274 227 68 107 14 184 9 .951 1278.1 1.23 -4.1 .861
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/2014 Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft from Xavier HS (Cedar Rapids, IA).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
05/12/2025 Injured (forearm soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/27/2025 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Tampa Bay Rays with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/31/2025 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Houston Astros in exchange for CL Richie Swain, SP Nelson Flores, and SS Nelson Carrillo.
08/10/2025 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
09/21/2025 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 60 (60).
02/27/2026 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his pitch movement at the Houston Astros development complex.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
09/01/2027 Injured (oblique strain),out for 6 weeks.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
03/11/2028 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/21/2028 Became a free agent.
12/22/2028 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the New York Yankees organization.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2024 32 5
Year W Rank
2024 12 8
Year L Rank
2021 11 10
2022 12 8
2024 11 9
2026 15 4
Year IP Rank
2024 193.2 3
Year BF Rank
2024 821 2
Year HRA Rank
2024 26 8
2026 32 7
Year BB Rank
2022 60 6
Year QS Rank
2024 4 2
Year QSP Rank
2024 .125 7
Year CG Rank
2024 1 3
2025 1 5
2026 1 3
Year CGP Rank
2024 .031 10
2026 .034 3
Year SHO Rank
2025 1 2
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