Exploring Mitch Keller's Value: A Key Fantasy Trade Candidate?

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00:00Stay with the Pirates.

00:01And now let's talk some starting pitching here.

00:03Mitch Keller is the next buy low candidate here.

00:06Again, you got to convince me.

00:09Okay.

00:10He's 0-8 while giving up two or three runs this season

00:14and 1-10 on the season.

00:17But he is tied for the league lead in quality starts.

00:20The league lead in quality starts.

00:23Now, that's got to matter somewhere.

00:25And it matters to me.

00:26It's probably going to matter.

00:28Well, it matters to quality start leagues A.

00:31And that might be flying very under the radar.

00:33But in leagues where there's wins, right?

00:36I think that's the other thing to think about,

00:38which is, is he going to finish the year on the Pirates?

00:40I don't think so.

00:41I don't think it's going to happen at all.

00:43I think a team like the Tigers are going to come knocking.

00:45They could use some help in that rotation for sure.

00:48I think the Red Sox, after the Walker Bueller starts last couple weeks,

00:52maybe not after this trade.

00:53I don't know.

00:54But Mitch Keller helps you immediately if you're the Red Sox.

00:56I can see the Yankees getting involved with Mitch Keller.

00:59Let's take a look at, again, the guys at the top of the board.

01:02We'll call it.

01:02He starts this year.

01:03Max Freed is 12.

01:05Logan Webb has 12.

01:07Paul Skeens is 12.

01:09And then there's Mitch Keller with 11.

01:11Mitch Keller is right there with some of the biggest names.

01:13Now, he's not striking out the same amount of guys.

01:15I get it.

01:16But if you're looking for a guy who's going to go out there, give you six good innings,

01:20and all of a sudden finds himself on a contender, that changes things dramatically for Mitch Keller's value.

01:25But you have to do it now before the rumblings begin, because now is the time to get him on the cheap.

01:31Once you see the rumors of, oh, he's going to the Red Sox.

01:34Oh, I heard the Tigers are interested in him.

01:36That price is going to change dramatically.

01:38Buy now while you can as soon as you can, because eventually those quality starts on a better team are going to turn into Ws.