Prior to the opening game against the Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost spoke with the media regarding Brad Keller. It had been known up to this point that Keller was on an innings limit in his first full season, but that number had long remained a mystery.
However, Yost provided some clarity on the situation indicating that the team was going to evaluate him after Monday night’s game but were ultimately going to limit him to 180 innings this year. Keller entered the evening at 164.0 innings but added just an inning and a third to his total after getting roughed up by the Athletics.