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[QUOTE="storrsroars, post: 5312749, member: 2500"]
I'd forgotten all about JTB. He wasn't very good here, and after the injury, just lost track of him.

Keller is for real. He was tinkered with far too often early in his career and until Brent Strom was hired as assistant pitching coach, Keller never really optimized his pitch usage. He's had several good pitches, but his sequencing and location didn't optimize his talent. That started to change last year, but this year both have improved significantly, thanks to both Strom and better game planning with Davis (who usually catches him).

As with Skenes, Keller gets no run support here. So you could say almost all his pitches are high stress. which often leads him to be too careful sometimes. He should thrive with some actual offense behind him. Pirates fans are somewhat split on whether to keep him here until Jones is back and Chandler shows he can handle MLB hitters. But many others, like myself, simply think Keller deserves better than the Pirates.
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