Twins Sign 2015 Cy Young Winner to Minor League Deal

The Twins have added more depth into their minor-league system as they have reportedly signed 2015 American League Cy Young winner, Dallas Keuchel, to a minor league deal.

The deal was first reported by New York Post reporter, Jon Heyman, and later confirmed with team sources by Twins Daily. 

Keuchel, 35, has not been in professional baseball since being released by the Texas Rangers on September 4, 2022. He spent the 2022 season in the Rangers, White Sox, and Arizona Diamondbacks organizations, throwing a total of 60 2/3 innings between the three teams. He posted a 9.20 earned run average, 5.52 fielding independent pitching, and 2.06 WHIP. 

Keuchel has never been a flamethrower on the mound. His pitch arsenal and approach of pitching to contact will bring Twins fans back to a time when hurlers named Nick Blackburn, Kevin Slowey, and Boof Bonser, filled out a rotation and pitching coach Rick Anderson's favorite type of pitcher to work with.

His fastball velocity saw a big decline from 2021 to 2022. In 2021, it averaged 89 mph, and by 2022, it dropped down to 87.9 mph. He has reportedly spent time at Driveline Baseball in Kent, Washington, over recent months and brought his average fastball velocity back to 89 mph. 

Keuchel is expected to begin his time in the Twins organization with Triple A, St. Paul Saints. 

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