Milwaukee Brewers News: acquires left-handed pitcher Dallas Keuchel from Mariners

By J.Y. Mortimer

 

 

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Dallas Kuechel with Chicago White Sox, 9 19 2020 vs. Reds (courtesy IMAGN, photo by Jim Owens, USA Today Sports)

MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired left-handed pitcher Dallas Keuchel (KYK-ull) from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for cash. The announcement was made by Senior Vice President and General Manager Matt Arnold.

The 12-year veteran is 103-92 with a 4.02 ERA in 278 career games (263 starts) with Houston (2012-18), Atlanta (2019), Chicago-AL (2020-22), Arizona (2022), Texas (2022) and Minnesota (2023). He won the 2015 American League Cy Young Award and finished fifth in Most Valuable Player voting after going 20-8 with a 2.48 ERA in 33 starts for the Astros.

Keuchel, 36, is a two-time American League All-Star (2015 and 2017) and five-time Gold Glove winner (2014-16, 2018, 2021). He is 4-3 with a 3.71 ERA in 13 games (12 starts) in the postseason over five different seasons. He helped Houston to the 2017 World Series title, posting a 3.58 ERA in 5 starts in the postseason (27.2ip, 11er), including starts in Game 1 and Game 5 of the World Series.

Signed to a Minor League contract by Seattle on April 5, Keuchel went 7-4 with a 3.93 ERA in 13 starts at Triple-A Tacoma this season (71ip, 31er), including 4-0 with a 1.61 ERA over his last 5 starts (28ip, 5er).

 

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