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Elsa/Getty ImagesIf starting pitchers still matter Mookie Wilson Jersey , Dallas Keuchel is a free agent to watch.If velocity isn't everything, Keuchel is a free agent worth tracking.If past success means anything, well, name another pitcher on this winter's market who has a Cy Young Award on his ledger. CC Sabathia is more than a decade removed from his 2007 Cy Young and will celebrate his 39th birthday in the middle of next season. Maybe you want to count Clayton Kershaw, butafter he and the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed Wednesday night to extend the deadline for him to opt out of hiscontract, it seems more and more like he'drather just stay where he is.Keuchel will turn 31 on New Year's Day. He won his Cy Young only three years ago. There's a good chancehe'll leave the Houston Astros as a free agent this winter. And while he hasn't been in the Cy Young conversation since 2015, he did have a 3.23 ERA in 20 starts from June 16 to the end of the season. He also went five innings in his two postseason starts, giving up two earned runs on four hits each time.By today's standards, those have to count as quality starts, right?Keuchel started the All-Star Game in 2015, the year he won the Cy Young Award.Mark Cunningham/Getty ImagesOnly four pitchers made at least two starts this October and finished at least five innings in each of them. Two of those鈥擩ustin Verlander and Gerrit Cole鈥攚ere Keuchel's teammates with the Houston Astros. Neither of them is a free agent this winter, although the Astros might think about trying to sign Cole to a long-term deal.The other two are Keuchel and Nathan Eovaldi, whose outstanding postseason has vaulted him up the list of free-agent starters.Eovaldi is one of the hardest throwers in the game http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-lenny-dykstra-jersey , with a fastball that averaged 97.1 mph in 2018, according to MLB.com's Statcast. Keuchel's fastball averaged 89.3 mph, which may once have been considered average but ranked 298th among starters in 2018.In an era where nearly every hitter is trying to lift the ball, Keuchel was the only starter who got twice as many ground balls as fly balls, according to FanGraphs. In an era when managers are hesitant to let starters go deep into games, he was one of only 13 starters to pitch at least 200 innings. In an era where players regularly head to the disabled list, he was one of only three pitchers to make 34 or more starts (Verlander and Jhoulys Chacin of the Milwaukee Brewers were the other two).And no matter what you think about using an opener and redefining roles, those things should still matter. They make Keuchel valuable, and they give his agent, Scott Boras, plenty to sell to teams in need of starting pitching.Isn't that just about every team?It may not be the Astros, the only team Keuchel has pitched for. Jon Heyman of Fancred reported Mondaythat the Astros plan to extend Keuchel the $17.9 million qualifying offer, but they seem unlikely to give him the big contract he will seek. With Verlander Gary Carter Jersey , Cole and Lance McCullers Jr. coming back, they don't have as big of a need for him as other teams might.While it may be hard to sell Keuchel as the ace he was in 2015鈥攈e had 20 wins, a 2.48 ERA and pitched 232 innings that season鈥攈e still looks good compared to most of the other starters on this winter's market.Eovaldi could be a popular choice, but could you count on him staying healthy through a long-term contract? Patrick Corbin will rank ahead of Keuchel, but this was the first time since 2013 he has been able to throw 200 innings, making him a risk. Hyun-Jin Ryu? He had a 1.97 ERA, but he pitched only 82.1 innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers.J.A. Happ? Gio Gonzalez? Neither of them can match Keuchel's track record of success.If a team has a great rotation, Keuchel ideally would be a third or fourth starter. That's what he was with the Astros this year.Keuchel debuted with the Astros in 2012, when they were a National League team headed for 103 losses. By 2017, he was holding the World Series trophy with Jose Altuve.Kevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesBut how many teams have three starters better than him? How many have two? Or even one?Even for teams that would like to follow the lead of the Tampa Bay Rays and the Milwaukee Brewers and redefine the role of starting pitcher, someone needs to eat up innings. Then again, based on the way Keuchel talked about new pitching strategies during a postseason news conference, he may not be the right guy for those teams."I don't like it at all Dwight Gooden Jersey ," Keuchel said. "I think it's kind of a fad. And I mean if you're trying to win one or two games, I can see where you would try it out. But through the course of the whole season, you're going to get some guys hurt who aren't used to throwing as much. That's why starters are built to go six, seven innings, eight innings, and relievers are one-inning, maybe two-inning guys."So you can't couple six or seven relievers in one game and expect them to last 162 games. That's just not the way it is."Keuchel was a five-inning guy in the postseason, but he was a six- or seven-inning guy for much of the season. There's no reason he can't be that for whichever team signs him this winter.Even in this era of openers, initial out-getters and bullpen games, that should be worth quite a bit. Danny Knobler covers Major League Baseball as a national columnist for Bleacher Report.Follow Danny on Twitter and talk baseball. The Toronto Blue Jaysannouncedthey had traded closer Roberto Osuna to the Houston Astrosin exchange for veteran reliever Ken Giles and minor league pitchers Hector Perez and David Paulino on Monday.The Athletic's Ken Rosenthalfirst reported the deal. Ryan Fagan of Sporting News shared comments from Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow on the trade:Ryan Fagan ryanfaganJeff Luhnow on trading for Roberto Osuna ... VDmCGNmsnAUSA Today'sBob Nightengalereported earlier in the day the Blue Jays were experiencing trouble attempting to trade Osuna, with his 75-game suspension a hurdle in negotiations. The suspension will end Sunday.ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick reported Osuna was one of many Blue Jays players on the block ahead of Tuesday's 4 p.m. ET non-waiver trade deadline:Jerry Crasnick jcrasnickThe #BlueJays deadline trade conversations are focused on Roberto Osuna, Aaron Loup, Tyler Clippard Keith Hernandez Jersey , John Axford and Curtis Granderson. Theyre all in play. Josh Donaldson is working out inDunedin and expected back in August. Deal could be revisited next month.Osuna waseligibleto start his rehab assignment July 14 and has since pitched six innings for Toronto's Rookie League, High-A and Triple-A affiliates. During that time, he hasn't allowed a run and struck out seven batters.The 23-year-old right-hander had posted a 2.93 ERA with nine saves in 15 appearances for the Blue Jays this season.Osuna hasn't appeared on the mound for the Jays since their 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on May 6. Two days later, authorities in Torontoarrested himand charged him with assault.Hepleadednot guilty to the charge, and hisnext court appearanceis scheduled for Wednesday.When he's eligible to pitch again, Osuna will join what is already one of the best bullpens in baseball. Astros relievers are collectively first in FIP (3.07), second in strikeouts per nine innings (10.86) and fifth in WAR (4.8), per FanGraphs.With Giles leaving, Osuna could potentially become Houston's regular closer, though Hector Rondon has also thrived in the role.Giles is a solid return for Toronto, and The Athletic's Eno Sarris argued the Blue Jays' rationale for the trade:Eno Sarris enosarrisSomething really weird happened to Ken Giles鈥?slider this year. It鈥檚 obvious why Toronto is doing this: find the slider again, get a top 15 reliever in K-BB since 2015. The Astros side... G0loYsbti9Through 34 appearances, Giles' 4.99 ERA is on pace to be a career high. However Jorge De La Rosa Jersey , his 2.28 FIP is a much better indicator as to his performance in 2018, per FanGraphs. Ten of his 17 earned runs came over three games as well, which skew his ERA.Giles should benefit from a change of scenery. The Astros optioned him to their Triple-A affiliate earlier this month after he appeared to say, "F--k you, man," to manager A.J. Hinch following his exit from the team's6-5 win over the Oakland Athletics on July 10.That proved to be Giles' final appearance for the Astros.Even if the Blue Jays aren't any closer to playoff contention over the next few years, they could potentially flip Giles if he can rediscover his old self. He's under team control for two more seasons, which gives Toronto some flexibility regarding his long-term future with the franchise.
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