In the offseason, I committed myself to doing a “Projecting 2019: [player name]” post for every notable acquisition the Braves made. That commitment made some (hopefully interesting) hay when the Braves quickly pounced on Josh Donaldson and Brian McCann, as well as a reprisal I wasn’t too keen on with the later signing of Nick Markakis. ...Aaaaand... that was it. Until now, anyway. It’s June 7, and last night, the Braves added Dallas Keuchel to their organization on a one-year deal.
The 31-year-old Keuchel has been an above-average pitcher since the start of the 2014 season, and if not for an elevated case of the dingers, perhaps since the start of 2013 as well.