2023 Stats
AVG
.206
HR
2
RBI
13
R
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SB
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks

Set to return to Detroit
The Tigers plan to exercise Kelly's $3.5 million team option for 2024, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
After getting released by Arizona in mid-August, Kelly caught on with the Tigers shortly thereafter on a prorated one-year, $720,000 deal that included the club option for 2024. Over 19 games with the Tigers, Kelly hit just .173 and got on base at a .271 clip, but the organization was evidently satisfied enough with how the 29-year-old handled the pitching staff and acquitted himself defensively to justify bringing him back for 2024. Kelly will likely head into Opening Day as the Tigers' No. 2 catcher behind Jake Rogers.
After getting released by Arizona in mid-August, Kelly caught on with the Tigers shortly thereafter on a prorated one-year, $720,000 deal that included the club option for 2024. Over 19 games with the Tigers, Kelly hit just .173 and got on base at a .271 clip, but the organization was evidently satisfied enough with how the 29-year-old handled the pitching staff and acquitted himself defensively to justify bringing him back for 2024. Kelly will likely head into Opening Day as the Tigers' No. 2 catcher behind Jake Rogers.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
+37%
OPS vs LHP
2023
+68%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .802 | 311 | 13 | 47 | .249 | ||||
Since 2021vs Right | .587 | 553 | 9 | 47 | .207 | ||||
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 | ||||
2021vs Left | 1.018 | 134 | 9 | 27 | .313 | ||||
2021vs Right | .599 | 225 | 4 | 19 | .198 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
+14%
OPS on Road
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+85%
OPS on Road
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Since 2021Home | .621 | 432 | 9 | 53 | .216 | ||||
Since 2021Away | .706 | 432 | 13 | 41 | .228 | ||||
2023Home | .407 | 82 | 0 | 5 | .149 | ||||
2023Away | .753 | 69 | 2 | 8 | .274 | ||||
2022Home | .641 | 171 | 4 | 23 | .224 | ||||
2022Away | .594 | 183 | 3 | 12 | .200 | ||||
2021Home | .702 | 179 | 5 | 25 | .242 | ||||
2021Away | .806 | 180 | 8 | 21 | .238 | ||||
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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
0.35BB Rate
9.3%K Rate
26.5%BABIP
.274ISO
.081AVG
.206OBP
.278SLG
.287OPS
.565wOBA
.258Exit Velocity
86.8 mphHard Hit Rate
26.8%Barrels/PA
1.3%Expected BA
.185Expected SLG
.279Sprint Speed
22.6 ft/secGround Ball %
42.3%Line Drive %
16.5%Fly Ball %
41.2%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Kelly is a fine catcher. He has hit for about a .240 average with 15 homers over the past three seasons. While he didn't walk much in 2020 (4.7 BB%), he has a career 10.8 BB% that helps in OBP and points leagues. He's been consistent over the years, so it's tough to find any downside or upside. In June, he was hit in the wrist and missed about six weeks. He had a .845 OPS before the injury and a .660 OPS after it, with most of his struggles coming from a loss of power. It's going to be about impossible for a catcher to not get banged up. He's probably not rosterable in one-catcher leagues, except in those that allow you to stream at Colorado. In all two-catcher leagues, he should be on some team, but don't spend more than a buck or two or an endgame pick on him.
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Goes yard Friday
Kelly went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Friday's 8-2 loss to the Athletics.
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Signs with Detroit
Kelly and the Tigers agreed on a major-league contract with a club option for 2024 on Saturday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
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Cut by Arizona
The Diamondbacks released Kelly on Tuesday.
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Designated for assignment
Kelly was designated for assignment Sunday.
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Not starting Sunday
Kelly is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.
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