Brad Keller’s latest reported contract status is that he signed a two-year, $22 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies in December 2025, including a $4 million signing bonus and a $7 million salary in 2026 followed by $11 million in 2027, pending a successful physical. This reflects a resurgence year in 2025 with the Chicago Cubs, which helped secure the deal with Philadelphia. [AP/ESPN reporting summarized from multiple outlets][5][6]
Key details
- Team: Philadelphia Phillies
- Role: bullpen reliever (primarily high-leverage setup usage in 2025)
- Contract: 2 years, $22 million; $4 million signing bonus; $7 million in 2026; $11 million in 2027
- 2025 performance: 2.07 ERA in 68 appearances for the Chicago Cubs
Context
- Keller’s career arc included a difficult 2023–2024 period with multiple clubs, followed by a breakout in 2025 that helped drive the multiyear offer from Philadelphia.[4]
- The deal was widely reported across major outlets and was finalized after the physical examination.[6][5]
If you’d like, I can pull the most recent local coverage from Miami-area outlets or summarize how Phillies bullpen usage might look with Keller onboard, and I can present a quick benefits analysis (innings, leverage, strikeout rate) using available data.
Sources
After reliever Brad Keller had a resurgent season in 2025 with the Cubs, he and the Phillies agreed to a two-year, $22 million contract, sources said Wednesday.
www.espn.comPHILADELPHIA – President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski indicated on Tuesday that the Phillies would pursue a reliever or two before Spring Training. Now, he has one. The Phillies announced on Thursday that they had signed a two-year deal with right-hander Brad Keller reportedly worth $22 million.
www.mlb.comThe Philadelphia Phillies added Brad Keller to their pitching staff on Wednesday, agreeing to a $22 million, two-year contract with the right-hander, a person familiar with the deal confirmed to The Associated Press.
www.sportsnet.caAfter reliever Brad Keller had a resurgent season in 2025 with the Cubs, he and the Phillies agreed to a two-year, $22 million contract, sources said Wednesday.
abc7chicago.comPHILADELPHIA – President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski indicated on Tuesday that the Phillies would pursue a reliever or two before Spring Training. Now, he has one. The Phillies announced on Thursday that they had signed a two-year deal with right-hander Brad Keller reportedly worth $22 million.
www.mlb.comPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Right-hander Brad Keller and the Philadelphia Phillies finalized their $22 million, two-year contract on Thursday. Keller gets a $4 million signing bonus, half payable upon the contract's approval by Major League Baseball and half in October. He receives salaries of $7 million next year and $11 million in 2027. Keller was 4-2 with a career-low 2.07 ERA in 68 appearances for the Chicago Cubs this season. He struck out 75 in 69 2/3 innings. The 30-year-old worked out of the...
www.castanet.netKeller is one of the offseason's most intriguing free agents.
www.sportingnews.comThe Phillies and right-handed reliever Brad Keller agreed to a two-year contract on Wednesday.
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