Billy Keerl  
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
Keerl's control is among the best in the game. He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. He's a pretty good ground-ball pitcher, which I like because ground balls stay in the park. His fastball is just average, and therefore he relies heavily on placing it in different parts of the strike zone or setting it up with his sinker. Keerl also has a decent changeup. His stuff becomes less sharp as he gets into the late innings. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
He has a fair pickoff move and isn't a particularly easy target for basestealers. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Keerl is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Keerl has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Keerl as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2014 Outlook
I really like what this guy brings to the table.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2003 ALA 99 81 99 66 56 48 51 48 45 69 59 72 54 0 0 0 32 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 60 412
2004 CAR 99 81 99 66 56 48 51 48 45 69 59 72 54 0 0 0 33 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 60 411
2005 CAR 99 78 98 65 56 48 51 48 45 69 59 72 56 0 0 0 34 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 59 407
2006 CAR 99 78 98 65 56 48 51 48 45 69 59 72 56 0 0 0 34 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 59 407
2007 SAN 96 79 99 64 56 48 51 48 45 69 59 72 56 0 0 0 36 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 58 402
2008 SAN 96 79 99 64 56 48 51 48 45 69 59 72 58 0 0 0 37 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 58 403
2009 BAR 92 78 99 62 56 48 51 48 45 69 59 72 58 0 0 0 38 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 56 394
2010 BAR 88 78 99 62 56 48 51 48 45 69 59 72 59 0 0 0 39 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 54 389
2011 BAR 91 76 99 62 56 48 51 48 45 69 59 72 59 0 0 0 40 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 51 389
2012 BAR 89 77 99 62 56 48 51 48 45 69 59 72 59 0 0 0 41 13 Overhand Active 0 0 0 48 387
2013 BAR 86 76 99 63 56 48 51 48 45 69 59 72 59 0 0 0 42 14 Overhand Active 0 0 0 45 382
Ratings Delta   -3 -1   +1                         +1 +1           -3 -5
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Tue May 10 16:22:47 EDT 2005

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.