Joe Kelly
35-Year-Old
Day-To-Day
Injury Groin
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
4.85
WHIP
1.38
K
13
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Kelly compiled a 4.12 ERA and 1.19 WHIP while striking out 60 over 39.1 innings in 2023, though his numbers significantly improved after he was traded from the White Sox to the Dodgers in July. The 35-year-old impressed with his velocity, averaging 99 miles per hour on his sinker while while generating a career-best 35.7 percent strikeout rate. The Dodgers declined Kelly's $9.5 million club option for 2024, but recently re-signed him to a one-year, $8 million deal. It's unlikely Kelly receives many save opportunities in Los Angeles given the team's strong bullpen, but he should still receive a fair amount of work in high-leverage situations. Read Past Outlooks
Tweaks groin Tuesday
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Kelly tweaked his right groin while fielding a grounder in Tuesday's extra-inning loss to Arizona, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Kelly was checked on by a trainer after fielding a grounder and throwing to first base in the seventh inning, but he was able to stay in the game and finish the frame, picking up his seventh hold of the season in the process. Roberts said after the loss that the veteran reliever tweaked his right groin on the play and indicated that the team would assess him Wednesday. Kelly has pitched an inning in three of the past four days, and he probably won't be available for Wednesday's contest regardless of how he's feeling, per Ardaya.
Kelly was checked on by a trainer after fielding a grounder and throwing to first base in the seventh inning, but he was able to stay in the game and finish the frame, picking up his seventh hold of the season in the process. Roberts said after the loss that the veteran reliever tweaked his right groin on the play and indicated that the team would assess him Wednesday. Kelly has pitched an inning in three of the past four days, and he probably won't be available for Wednesday's contest regardless of how he's feeling, per Ardaya.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
12
How many pitches does Joe Kelly generally throw?
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What part of the game does Joe Kelly generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-5%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-35%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .237 | 57 | 28 | 36 | 3 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .226 | 69 | 18 | 42 | 2 | |||
2024vs Left | .333 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .217 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .197 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 2 | |||
2023vs Right | .195 | 39 | 5 | 17 | 1 | |||
2022vs Left | .239 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .263 | 26 | 13 | 20 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-66%
ERA on Road
2024
-100%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 7.94 | 1.71 | 39.2 | 12.7 | 5.7 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.72 | 1.13 | 49.2 | 12.7 | 3.8 | ||||
2024Home | 9.00 | 2.00 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 5.1 | ||||
2024Away | 0.00 | 0.67 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 1.5 | ||||
2023Home | 5.00 | 1.28 | 18.0 | 14.5 | 5.0 | ||||
2023Away | 3.38 | 1.13 | 21.1 | 13.1 | 3.4 | ||||
2022Home | 11.05 | 2.11 | 14.2 | 12.3 | 6.8 | ||||
2022Away | 2.82 | 1.25 | 22.1 | 13.3 | 4.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Joe Kelly compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. 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, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.60K/9
9.0BB/9
3.5HR/9
0.0Fastball
98.3 mphERA
4.85WHIP
1.38BABIP
.355GB/FB
2.57Left On Base
55.6%Exit Velocity
80.4 mphBarrels/BBE
4.3%Spin Rate
2434 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.6%Swinging Strike
10.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Being scouted ahead of deadline
The Yankees, Rays and Marlins are among the teams scouting Kelly, Jesse Rogers of ESPN reports.
ANALYSIS
It's unclear whether the Marlins would still have interest in adding another reliever following their acquisition of David Robertson, but either way the White Sox should have no shortage of suitors for bullpen pieces like Kelly and Kendall Graveman. Kelly would appear the more likely of the two to be dealt, as he's a pending free agent, while Graveman is under contract for $8 million in 2024.
It's unclear whether the Marlins would still have interest in adding another reliever following their acquisition of David Robertson, but either way the White Sox should have no shortage of suitors for bullpen pieces like Kelly and Kendall Graveman. Kelly would appear the more likely of the two to be dealt, as he's a pending free agent, while Graveman is under contract for $8 million in 2024.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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A shoulder injury delayed Kelly's 2021 debut until early May. He went on to record the best season of his career, setting personals bests in strikeout and walk rates. A fortunate .227 BABIP played a part as well. Kelly's season ended prematurely in the playoffs with a sore biceps. Kelly has often worked in high leverage scenarios but isn't consistent or durable enough to serve as a team's full-time closer. That isn't likely to change after signing with the White Sox, which already have Liam Hendriks and Craig Kimbrel as closer options, with Kendall Graveman waiting in the wings.
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Staying in L.A.
Kelly agreed to a one-year, $8 million contract with the Dodgers on Saturday, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.
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Hitting open market
The Dodgers declined Kelly's $9.5 million club option for 2024 on Sunday, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.
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Rusty in return
Kelly (forearm) gave up two runs on two hits and two walks while striking out two over two-thirds of an inning in Wednesday's 6-1 loss to the Padres.
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Activated from IL
The Dodgers reinstated Kelly (forearm) from the 15-day injured list Wednesday.
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Aims to return Wednesday
Manager Dave Roberts said he's hoping Kelly (forearm/elbow) can return Wednesday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.
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