2019 Stats
W-L
2-0
ERA
2.12
WHIP
1.01
K
33
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2019 Fantasy Outlook
Kela began the season as the Rangers' closer, recording 24 saves before being shipped to the Pirates on July 30. With the Bucs, Kela transitioned to a setup role where he'll likely stay so long as Felipe Vazquez remains in Pittsburgh. Coming off a couple of injury-riddled seasons where he averaged just 36.1 innings a year, Kela was shut down in early September, with 51 solid frames under his belt. For the season, he shaved a couple percentage points of his walk rate without sacrificing much dominance. Kela relies primarily on a four-seamer he rushes to the plate at 97 mph along with a curve as his secondary offering. Lefties had better numbers than usual against Kela, but most of that was a result of a small-sample .377 BABIP. With a strikeout rate north of 30%, Kela is in play in all formats and is especially appealing in leagues scoring holds, as he should be among the league leaders. Read Past Outlooks
Records first save
Kela allowed one walk but no other baserunners during the ninth for his first save of the season in a 4-2 victory against the Cubs on Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
Felipe Vazquez has been on the restricted list for more than a week, but this was the Pirates' first save opportunity since losing their All-Star closer. It was indeed Kela coming in as Pittsburgh's closer Wednesday, and he nailed down his first save since joining the Pirates last July. Kela owns a 2.20 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 32 strikeouts in 28.2 innings this season and will be first in line for any additional save chances over the final four days of the regular season.
Felipe Vazquez has been on the restricted list for more than a week, but this was the Pirates' first save opportunity since losing their All-Star closer. It was indeed Kela coming in as Pittsburgh's closer Wednesday, and he nailed down his first save since joining the Pirates last July. Kela owns a 2.20 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 32 strikeouts in 28.2 innings this season and will be first in line for any additional save chances over the final four days of the regular season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
17
How many pitches does Keone Kela generally throw?
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11-20
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31-40
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91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Keone Kela generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2017
-37%
BAA vs RHP
2019
-18%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2017vs Left | .223 | 54 | 24 | 39 | 6 | |||
| Since 2017vs Right | .141 | 96 | 23 | 36 | 6 | |||
| 2019vs Left | .200 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2019vs Right | .164 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2018vs Left | .268 | 27 | 9 | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2018vs Right | .147 | 39 | 10 | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2017vs Left | .170 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | |||
| 2017vs Right | .113 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2017
-42%
ERA at Home
2019
-12%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2017Home | 2.09 | 0.96 | 60.1 | 10.7 | 3.4 | ||||
| Since 2017Away | 3.60 | 1.07 | 60.0 | 11.7 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2019Home | 2.25 | 1.19 | 16.0 | 9.6 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2019Away | 1.98 | 0.80 | 13.2 | 10.5 | 2.0 | ||||
| 2018Home | 2.10 | 0.97 | 25.2 | 12.3 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2018Away | 4.44 | 1.22 | 26.1 | 10.6 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2017Home | 1.93 | 0.75 | 18.2 | 9.6 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2017Away | 3.60 | 1.05 | 20.0 | 14.0 | 5.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Keone Kela compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.00K/9
10.0BB/9
3.3HR/9
0.9Fastball
96.3 mphERA
2.12WHIP
1.01BABIP
.240GB/FB
0.97Left On Base
89.1%Exit Velocity
88.8 mphBarrels/BBE
6.8%Spin Rate
2293 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
31.1%Swinging Strike
10.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Kela was admonished to the minor leagues to begin the year in what was said to be a move to preserve team chemistry, but he was called up a couple weeks into the season and outperformed everyone not named Alex Claudio in the Rangers' bullpen the rest of the way. Using a fastball that averaged over 96 mph and a wipeout, 12-6 curveball, Kela struck batters out at a 33.8 percent clip, and he was able to limit the free passes better than he did in 2016 (4.0 BB/9). The right-hander was dominant against same-handed hitters, holding opposing righty batters to .113/.220/.150 line, and he was no slouch against lefties (.170/.267/.377). His overpowering stuff would seem to make Kela a favorite for the closer role, as has long been speculated, although his flyball tendencies ding him a bit in that regard. If he doesn't get the job out of camp, Kela should be the next man up.
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Will close games out
General manager Neal Huntington confirmed that Kela will serve as the team's closer for the rest of 2019, DK Pittsburgh Sports reports.
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In line for saves?
Kela may see save opportunities with Felipe Vazquez (restricted list) out.
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Shuts door on Giants
Kela struck out a pair of batters in a scoreless inning against the Giants on Thursday.
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Heading to paternity list
Kela will be placed on the paternity list Wednesday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Returns from suspension
Kela pitched a scoreless inning against the Angels on Wednesday. He struck out one batter without allowing a hit or walk.
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