Pirates Mitch Keller reportedly healthy and throwing

The Pittsburgh Pirates were supposed to have one of the top rotations in baseball last season. While they were good, they were far from the best. Paul Skenes coming back to earth was a big reason for that, but another of the Bucs’ reasons was the season that veteran Mitch Keller had. He finished the year 6-8 with a 5.29 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and just 87 strikeouts, and the 30-year-old righty then finished the year on the 60-day injured list with a grade 3 muscle strain.

Well, according to Pirates GM Ben Cherington, Keller is now healthy and throwing. And the Bucs will be looking for a bounce back year from the veteran hurler. Cherington said:

“Bottom line, we need more from Mitch in 2027 to…