PEARL Andy Pettitte Jersey , Miss. (AP) — Dallas Keuchel has thrown 14 innings of minor league baseball for two teams in two states over the past six days. ll he’s pleased with his progress since signing with the Atlanta Braves on June 7.Next stop — he hopes — is with the big club.“Absolutely,” Keuchel said. “I feel like I’m there.”The 31-year-old left-hander gave up three runs and 11 hits over seven innings for Double-A Mississippi of the Southern League on Saturday. He struck out four and walked one, throwing 106 pitches, including 74 strikes.It wasn’t all pretty, but Keuchel said the outing was just what he needed to get ready for his return to the big leagues. He hasn’t pitched in the majors since 2018, when he had a 12-11 record and a 3.74 ERA with the Houston Astros.“They put some balls in play on the ground, a couple in the air, a couple hard-hit balls. Almost like a regular game,” Keuchel said. “So that was nice to see from my end for work purposes. Just trying to continue the process of making as many pitches as possible.”The 2015 AL Cy Young Award winner signed a one-year deal that pays him $13 million. The Braves hope he can help solidify a starting rotation that’s relying on several young arms.Keuchel said after the outing he felt good physically and would have a discussion with the Braves’ front office and trainers to see if his next outing would be in the majors or with another minor league affiliate.“I’m not going to jeopardize myself, first of all, because if I jeopardize myself I’m going to jeopardize the big-league team and that’s not what I’m trying to do,” Keuchel said. “I’m trying to help the club as much as possible. I’m not trying to rush myself.”Keuchel pitched seven innings of one-hit ball for Class-A Rome on Monday in his first game, but wasn’t as sharp Saturday. He gave up two runs on three hits in the first inning, including a sharply hit double on the first pitch.He also fought a little bad luck during the outing: One single in the first was a weak pop fly that floated over the first baseman and past his glove. Another hit later in the game was a bouncing ball to the left side that took a funky hop and slipped between the shortstop and third baseman.“I felt like my breaking stuff and changeup were a little inconsistent at first,” Keuchel said. “I was a little antsy out there. The adrenaline was a little more than last time. Once I hone that in, I should be good. It was nice to compete out there.” So I have a feeling this will be an unpopular article Gary Sanchez Jersey , as there’s a few controversial points that will be highlighted, but what causes better debate than that? After the 2018 season, the Astros..."1.) Steven Strasburg – Signs 7 year / $175 Million dollar extension. ($25 Mil per year)There are quite a few similarities, Strasburg, a Scott Boras client, 27 at the time of signing his deal, was 1 year away from free agency. Cole, also a Scott Boras client, is now 28 years old also has 1 year remaining of club contract. Here is how they stack up career wise up to that point:Strasburg – 54-37, 3.09 ERA, 776 IP, 10.4 K/9, 2.2 BB/9, 2.83 FIP, 18.8 WARCole – 74-47, 3.37 ERA, 982 IP http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-giancarlo-stanton-jersey , 9.3 K/9, 2.4 BB/9, 3.15 FIP, 22.3 WARSo how does it all compare? Well Strasburg was a year younger, had better rate stats, but far less innings pitched in a similar period of time. Other areas to consider is that Cole is coming off a phenomenal season and the cost per WAR has increased slightly over the 3 years, also Strasburg had significantly deferred earnings with no interest, estimators at the time valued the deal to be truly worth approximately $162 Million, but also included opt outs.AP Photo Ross D. Franklin2.) Patrick Corbin – Signs 6 year / $140 Million dollar deal (23.3 Mil/year)Corbin, the top Free Agent Starting Pitcher in this years crop, has barely had the ink dry on his 6 year $140 Million dollar contract. The deal was not far off from MLBTradeRumors prediction of 6 years $129 Million which takes out of the element of a one-off major overpay. Corbin and Cole had similar years last year, but Cole generally outclasses Corbin across the board. a.Pedigree - While Corbins 80th overall pick is not a low , it falls short comparatively to Cole’s #1 overall draft pick.b.Age- Corbin hit Free Agency at the same time Cole is projected to, the differential being that the Astros would be signing the extension at a 1-year younger age.c.Career stats: Corbin – 56-54, 3.91 ERA, 945 IP, 8.54 K/9 Sonny Gray Jersey , 2.6 BB/9 , 3.65 FIP, 15.9 WAR Cole – 74-47, 3.37 ERA, 982 IP, 9.3 K/9, 2.4 BB/9, 3.15 FIP, 22.3 WARI don’t think many would argue, that if Corbin’s stats and background are the bar to compare Cole’s proposed contract, 6/$140 is definitely light. Corbin’s only true aspect that provides more value is that he is a lefty. MLB.comWith those bars set, I decided I was going to buy out this years Arbitration (estimated at $13 Million) to make the deal more attractive as well as level set the payroll, as even with Crane’s comments about us supporting a payroll near the luxury tax line, spreading it over more years is beneficial for the team and Cole.I came up with the estimate of 6 years / $165 Million. If you take this year’s projected salary out, it would bake out to roughly 5 years / $152 M $30.4 Million/year over the course of 5 years. When I asked around, quite a few people balked at this number, but honestly Luis Severino Jersey , I think it is actually a bit light, with the real number probably being higher before you consider other factors (such as opt outs, etc)**an additional year would obviously raise the grand total but presumably reduce the AAV ** If Gerrit Cole comes close to repeating the year he had this year, you would have to assume his contract based on age, pedigree, and performance would skyrocket far beyond these expectations, and may end up closer to the David Price (7/$217), Scherzer (7/$210), Greinke (6/$206), which is why I believe my estimated salary may end up actually being a bit light. Tell me, what do you think? What would you offer Cole if you were Luhnow, and how high would you be willing to go?