The Philadelphia Phillies signed right-hander Brad Keller to a two-year, $22 million contract on Wednesday, finalizing the deal on Thursday. Around the same time that deal happened, the rival New York Mets made a similar play, signing right-hander Luke Weaver to an identical contract.
With both NL East teams adding firepower to their bullpens for 2026, who came out on top in the dueling deals?
At 30, the 6-foot-5 Keller is two years younger than the 32-year-old Weaver, so there's easy bonus points for the Phillies. And just looking at their surface-level results from 2025, it's pretty obvious that Keller was the better pitcher.