Dallas Keuchel finally has a new team, but it’s not the Yankees.
The Braves have agreed to terms with the left-hander Keuchel, The Post’s Joel Sherman confirmed. The contract is for one year, $13 million and his first start is scheduled for Saturday with Triple-A Gwinnett, according to Yahoo Sports. The deal was first reported by The Athletic.
Keuchel is in agreement with #Braves. @DOBrienATL 1st with agreement. #Yankees were willing to do pro-rated qualifying offer, but didn’t budge from what I heard.
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) June 7, 2019
Keuchel, who has a 76-63 record with a 3.66 ERA during his seven-year career, was on the Yankees’ radar. But a sticking point may have been the fact that the Yankees did not want to give Keuchel a multi-year deal, according to The Post’s George A. King III.
The 32-year-old Keuchel will bring some need experience to an up-and-coming Braves staff that includes young starters such as Mike Soroka, Max Fried, Kevin Gausman and Mike Foltynewicz. He is also just a few years away from his 2015 Cy Young Award season in which he went 20-8 with a career-best 2.48 ERA in 33 starts while setting a major league record by going 16-0 at home.
The Yankees, who do not have a timetable for when ace Luis Severino (lat strain, shoulder) will return, are widely considered to be looking to boost their rotation, but it won’t be with the former Astros’ left-hander.


