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Dallas Keuchel
Keuchel with the Houston Astros
Houston Astros – No. 60
Pitcher
Born: (1988-01-01) January 1, 1988 (age 36)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
debut
June 17, 2012, for the Houston Astros
Career statistics
(through July 20, 2015)
Win–loss record33–30
Earned run average3.66
Strikeouts434
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Dallas Keuchel (/ˈkaɪkəl/, KY-kəl; born January 1, 1988), nicknamed "Kid Keuchy," is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. He is a left-handed starting pitcher. He previously attended the University of Arkansas, where he played baseball for the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Keuchel made his MLB debut in 2012. In 2014, he was awarded both the Gold Glove Award and Fielding Bible Award. The next year, Keuchel was named the starting pitcher for the American League in the 2015 MLB All-Star Game.

Career

Keuchel attended Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he led the baseball team to the state championship.[1] He then attended the University of Arkansas, where he played college baseball for the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team. He registered a 5.88 earned run average (ERA) as a freshman, a 4.58 ERA as a sophomore, and a 3.92 ERA as a junior.[2]

Keuchel with the Astros

After his junior year at Arkansas, the Houston Astros selected Keuchel in the seventh round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft.[3] He signed with the Astros and began his professional career with the Tri-City ValleyCats of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League, where he had a 2.70 ERA. He began the 2010 season with the Lancaster JetHawks of the Class A-Advanced California League. After posting a 3.36 ERA, the Astros promoted him to the Corpus Christi Hooks of the Class AA Texas League in July, where he had a 4.70 ERA for the remainder of the season. He began the 2011 season with Corpus Christi, and after pitching to a 3.17 ERA, received a promotion to the Oklahoma City RedHawks of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League, where he struggled with a 7.50 ERA.[2]

Keuchel began the 2012 season with Oklahoma City. Keuchel made his MLB debut on June 17, 2012 against the Texas Rangers.[4] He threw a complete game in his second start.[5] Keuchel finished the 2012 season with a 5.27 ERA in 16 games started, while allowing more walks (39) than strikeouts (38). He pitched to a 5.15 ERA in the 2013 season.[6]

In 2014, Keuchel had a 9–5 win-loss record and a 3.20 ERA at the All-Star Break, and was a finalist for the final American League (AL) roster spot in the 2014 MLB All-Star Game.[7] He finished the season with a 12–9 record and a 2.93 ERA.[8] For his strong defense, Keuchel won both the Gold Glove Award[9] and Fielding Bible Award.[10]

In April 2015, Keuchel pitched to a 3–0 record and a 0.73 ERA in five games started. He was named the AL's Pitcher of the Month for April 2015.[8] He was honored as the AL Pitcher of the Month for May 2015, in which he pitched to a 4–1 record and a 2.62 ERA in six starts[11] Keuchel was selected for the AL roster in the 2015 MLB All-Star Game,[12] and was chosen as the AL's starting pitcher.[13]

Pitching style

Keuchel throws five pitches: a sinker averaging 91 miles per hour (146 km/h), a four-seam fastball averaging 90 miles per hour (140 km/h), a cut fastball averaging 87 miles per hour (140 km/h), a slider averaging 80 miles per hour (130 km/h), and a changeup averaging 79 miles per hour (127 km/h).[14] He had learned a slurve while in high school, which he did not use in college, as he relied on his sinker and changeup. Needing a breaking ball in his arsenal when he became a professional, he learned to throw a curveball. He did not succeed with the curveball in the major leagues, and he developed a slider, which helped his results.[15] Keuchel's sinker and slider both induce more ground balls than average across the league.[14]

References

  1. ^ Allen, Nate (June 11, 2009). "Kelley grad to start Arkansas' opener". Tulsa World. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  2. ^ a b John Sickels. "Prospect of the Day: Dallas Keuchel, LHP, Houston Astros". Minor League Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  3. ^ "Rounding Third: Is Dallas Keuchel the AL's best pitcher?". Fox News. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  4. ^ McTaggart, Brian (June 16, 2012). "Astros call on Keuchel to debut on Sunday". MLB.com. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  5. ^ "Dallas Keuchel throws complete game in second career start – HardballTalk". nbcsports.com. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  6. ^ Jon Tayler. "Dallas Keuchel continues to shine for surprising Astros". SI.com. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  7. ^ "Bishop Kelley grad Dallas Keuchel having solid season for Astros". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Pro baseball: Bishop Kelley's Dallas Keuchel named AL Pitcher of the Month". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  9. ^ "Pro baseball: Bishop Kelley's Dallas Keuchel, former Drillers 3B Nolan Arenado win Gold Gloves". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  10. ^ "2014 Fielding Bible Award winners announced – HardballTalk". nbcsports.com. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  11. ^ "Astros' Dallas Keuchel named AL's Pitcher of the Month for May". Ultimate Astros. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  12. ^ "Dallas Keuchel joins Jose Altuve as only Astros to make All-Star cut". Ultimate Astros. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  13. ^ Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY Sports (July 13, 2015). "Zack Greinke, Dallas Keuchel named starting pitchers for All-Star Game". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  14. ^ a b "Brooks Baseball · Home of the PitchFX Tool – Player Card: Dallas Keuchel". Brooks Baseball. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  15. ^ Fox Sports. "Dallas Keuchel's trouble with the curve won't get in his way". FOX Sports. Retrieved June 25, 2015.

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