2025 Player Outlook

Keller largely remained the same guy in 2024 as he was in 2023, aside from the fact that his strikeout rate dipped to 21.5 percent, which is well below his 25.5 percent mark in 2023. His fastball velocity dipped a bit, which is noteworthy, and despite generating more swings out of the zone, he did allow more contact. Keller still has some issues with LHH, and a poor second half (5.65 ERA over final 63.2 IP) has knocked some of the shine off Keller heading into 2025, but the fact that he’s being drafted outside of the top 300 on average is crazy! A guy who will likely win 10+ games with an ERA in the low-4s and the potential to get their strikeout rate closer to the mid-twenties should not be going this late in drafts!