The White Sox are designating right-hander Brad Keller for assignment, James Fegan of Sox Machine reports (links to X). Dominic Leone is being activated from the 15-day injured list to take Keller’s spot on the active roster.
After three increasingly rough seasons with the Royals, Keller caught on with Chicago on a minor league deal over the offseason and that contract was selected to the big league roster at the end of April. Keller’s five games in a Sox uniform have consisted of two starts and three relief appearances, and his most recent outing saw him allow five earned runs to the Yankees over four innings of work in yesterday’s 6-1 Chicago loss.
That boosted Keller’s ERA to 4.86 over 16 2/3 total frames, with an underwhelming 17.7% strikeout rate and an okay 7.9% walk rate. Keller’s 56.1% grounder rate is impressive but he has also benefited from a .231 BABIP and been hit hard when he hasn’t been able to keep the ball on the ground. Over his small sample size of work, Keller has allowed five home runs, including four from the Yankees yesterday.
More to come….
