PITTSBURGH – Baseball people always say there’s no commodity more valuable than young starting pitching, and the Diamondbacks appear to have let a starter get away for nothing in the offseason.
The Kansas City Royals plucked right-hander Brad Keller away from the Diamondbacks in the Rule 5 draft, and after spending the first two months of the season in the bullpen, Keller has begun to transition into the Royals’ starting rotation.
He posted a 2.01 ERA in 22 1/3 innings in the bullpen and has logged a 3.38 ERA in 18 2/3 innings since shifting to the rotation.