ORLANDO, Fla. — The Yankees have expressed interest in free agent Brad Keller, The Post has learned.
Keller is coming off a breakout season as a Cubs reliever and is a popular player in free agency with teams looking at the righty as a starter and out of the pen.
The Yankees seemingly are most interested in Keller as a reliever. However, the Yankees need rotation cover early next season as Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón recover from elbow surgery. They already signed Ryan Yarbrough with the idea that the lefty would start early in the season and — when/if Cole/Rodón return — he could be folded into the pen, having experience doing both.
Keller, in theory, could fit the same mode. The curiosity is if this version of Keller, who came up as a starter with the Royals, could take the information and improvements on his stuff and repertoire unleashed by the Cubs and apply them to be a quality starter.