Carson Kelly
30-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.243
HR
8
RBI
36
R
31
SB
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
After getting released by Arizona during the 2023 season, Kelly came over to Detroit and enjoyed limited offensive success in a reserve role. Across 19 games with the Tigers, the catcher batted just .173 with a .271 on-base percentage. Kelly has never been much of an offensive threat during his career with just a .221 batting average over eight MLB seasons. The 29-year-old has at least displayed some power in the past, as he recorded 13 home runs in 98 games for the Diamondbacks back in 2021. Kelly had a career-high 18 long balls for Arizona in 2019. However, heading into 2024, the veteran seems unlikely to play enough to make much of a fantasy impact. Jake Rogers is entrenched as the top backstop in Detroit, making it likely that Kelly sees a similar workload to last year, when he appeared in 52 games. It's possible that Kelly sees more playing time if Rogers gets hurt, but even in that case, the former may not be a great fantasy target if he's unable to produce at the plate. Read Past Outlooks
Losing work to Heim
Kelly is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
ANALYSIS
Kelly appeared to have worked his way into a timeshare at catcher with Jonah Heim earlier this month while the latter was slumping, but the playing time behind the dish seems to be tilting back in Heim's favor. Heim will pick up his third start at catcher in four games while Kelly returns to the bench after he had caught in Saturday's 13-5 loss.
Kelly appeared to have worked his way into a timeshare at catcher with Jonah Heim earlier this month while the latter was slumping, but the playing time behind the dish seems to be tilting back in Heim's favor. Heim will pick up his third start at catcher in four games while Kelly returns to the bench after he had caught in Saturday's 13-5 loss.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+4%
OPS vs LHP
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Even Split
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .655 | 223 | 4 | 22 | .218 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .627 | 576 | 13 | 62 | .224 | ||||
2024vs Left | .695 | 46 | 0 | 2 | .275 | ||||
2024vs Right | .692 | 248 | 8 | 34 | .238 | ||||
2023vs Left | .801 | 43 | 2 | 4 | .229 | ||||
2023vs Right | .478 | 108 | 0 | 9 | .198 | ||||
2022vs Left | .597 | 134 | 2 | 16 | .197 | ||||
2022vs Right | .629 | 220 | 5 | 19 | .221 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
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+11%
OPS on Road
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+7%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .602 | 398 | 7 | 42 | .215 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .667 | 401 | 10 | 42 | .229 | ||||
2024Home | .668 | 145 | 3 | 14 | .242 | ||||
2024Away | .715 | 149 | 5 | 22 | .244 | ||||
2023Home | .407 | 82 | 0 | 5 | .149 | ||||
2023Away | .753 | 69 | 2 | 8 | .274 | ||||
2022Home | .641 | 171 | 4 | 23 | .224 | ||||
2022Away | .594 | 183 | 3 | 12 | .200 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Carson Kelly compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.46BB Rate
8.2%K Rate
17.7%BABIP
.275ISO
.129AVG
.243OBP
.320SLG
.373OPS
.692wOBA
.311Exit Velocity
87.6 mphHard Hit Rate
33.0%Barrels/PA
4.8%Expected BA
.235Expected SLG
.404Sprint Speed
22.6 ft/secGround Ball %
47.2%Line Drive %
15.1%Fly Ball %
37.7%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Kelly once again served as Arizona's primary backstop in 2022, but he had a disappointing offensive campaign .211/.282/.343 slash line, seven home runs and 35 RBI in 104 games. He was still a plus defender but struggled to square up the ball, as evidenced by his 5.2 percent barrel rate. Kelly produced an .826 OPS in 2019 during his first season with the Diamondbacks, but he's been inconsistent at the plate over the past few years. Kelly appeared primed to open 2023 as Arizona's starting backstop once again, but that was before the organization acquired arguably the best catching prospect in baseball, Gabriel Moreno, from Toronto for Daulton Varsho. The pair could split playing time early in 2023, but in practice Kelly should operate as the Diamondbacks' secondary catcher. Still, he should see his fair share of starts with Moreno set for his first full season in the majors.
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In lineup again
Kelly started at catcher and went 0-for-4 in Sunday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Twins.
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Extends hit streak in loss
Kelly started at designated hitter and went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Twins.
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Fourth start in five games
Kelly will start at catcher and bat seventh in Wednesday's game versus the Red Sox.
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Clubs eighth homer
Kelly went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and an additional run scored during Sunday's 8-7 loss to the Yankees.
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Makes team debut
Kelly started at catcher and went 1-for-3 in Wednesday's 10-1 loss to the Cardinals.
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Offseason target for Cubs
Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic listed Kelly as a potential offseason target for the Cubs.
ANALYSIS
The veteran backstop was traded from the Tigers to the Rangers ahead of the July 30 deadline, and he's enjoyed a productive campaign between the two teams with eight homers and a .250/.329/.405 slash line in 67 games. Kelly continues to be a strong defender, and the resurgence at the plate this season should give him a decent market in free agency. Miguel Amaya is being viewed more and more like a backup for the Cubs, so Kelly would likely step in as the club's primary catcher if signed.
The veteran backstop was traded from the Tigers to the Rangers ahead of the July 30 deadline, and he's enjoyed a productive campaign between the two teams with eight homers and a .250/.329/.405 slash line in 67 games. Kelly continues to be a strong defender, and the resurgence at the plate this season should give him a decent market in free agency. Miguel Amaya is being viewed more and more like a backup for the Cubs, so Kelly would likely step in as the club's primary catcher if signed.