The outings of each Atlanta Braves starting pitcher in these last few games can be characterized as “tune ups”, though one has to wonder if the pitchers themselves are coming in with their best game faces on.
That’s just one of the concerns about Dallas Keuchel in particular as of late, and without further ado, let’s jump right into today’s takeaways:
3. Is Dallas Keuchel the right guy?
That’s a loaded question, but there’s growing reasons for asking it.
Friday night’s line for Keuchel went something like this:
- 98 pitches over 5 innings, 4K
- 7 hits, 4 walks, 1 hit batsman for a total of 12 base-runners (a WHIP of 2.