Diamondbacks Designate Dallas Keuchel For Assignment
July 20th, 2022 at 8:34pm CST ‧ By Steve Adams
The Diamondbacks have designated veteran left-hander Dallas Keuchel for assignme
nt, reports ESPN’s Jeff Passan (via Twitter). The team has not yet formally ann
ounced the move.
It’s the second DFA of the season for Keuchel, who was cut loose by the White S
ox earlier this year while playing out the third and final season of a three-yea
r, $55.5MM contract. The former AL Cy Young winner posted a pristine 1.99 ERA in
11 starts with the ChiSox during the shortened 2020 season but logged a lacklus
ter 5.28 ERA in 30 starts a year ago before taking another step back in 2022.
Keuchel was rocked for a 7.88 ERA with the Sox, tallying just 32 innings despite
making eight starts. The D-backs brought him in on a minor league deal after he
cleared waivers and became a free agent, hoping that a reunion with former Astr
os pitching coach Brent Strom — now the pitching coach in Arizona — might help
Keuchel tap into some of his prior success. That, however, hasn’t proven to be
the case. Keuchel somewhat remarkably struggled even more with the Snakes, yiel
ding 22 runs (20 earned) in just 18 2/3 frames before today’s DFA.
To Keuchel’s credit, he did post markedly improved strikeout and walk rates in
Arizona. After posting identical 12.2% strikeout and walk rates in Chicago — bo
th among the worst marks in the league for starters — he turned in a 20.2% stri
keout rate against a 7.9% walk rate with the D-backs. The strikeout rate is stil
l below average, but that walk rate is solid, and Keuchel can still induce groun
ders at an above-average rate (albeit nowhere near his peak rate when he was per
ennially among the league leaders).
Whether that’s enough for another club to take a look remains to be seen. Keuch
el will be placed on waivers within the week and will surely clear a second time
and again become a free agent. He’ll likely settle for a minor league deal whe
rever he lands next.
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備註：
這是開口本季第二次被DFA了
如果之後沒被撿走會去哪呢？