PT TOMORROW: AL West—Bullpen trade targets?
Jul 26 2018
This rebuilder has made closer Keone Kela (RHP, TEX) available in trade discussions, and as both recent reports and the numbers suggest, he should draw some interest. Apart from May, Kela has been solid, particularly in his ninth inning role, posting 23 saves in 24 opportunities. Mid-90s velocity and historically consistent swing-and-miss—10.9 Dom, 12% SwK through 36 IP in 2018—remain the foundation of Kela's skill set. But he's also managed to avoid the DL in 2018, no small feat after missing 145 days with assorted elbow and shoulder woes over the previous two seasons. And perhaps as a result, Kela has managed to reverse a disturbing FB% trend, check the long-ball, (0.8 hr/9) and improve to a reasonable 3.0 Ctl despite...
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