It was November 12, 2018, when Gary Phillips of Forbes.com announced that “Dallas Keuchel is prepared to trade his beard for the pinstripes.” Keuchel told Fox Business Segment that “The lure of the city would be really cool. I like pitching in Yankee Stadium.”
Keuchel would not be the solution to any of the Yankees offseason problems; James Paxton and Adam Ottaviano were acquired to fill the open spots on the Yankees pitching staff. Keuchel has yet to land employment for the ’19 season.
Has Keuchel fallen victim to what Buster Olney described as:
“The recent industry wariness of performance (and investment) in players in their early to mid-30s?