Carson Kelly
29-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.000
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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
Could see time at DH
Kelly could see some time at DH this year on days when Jake Rogers starts behind the plate, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Kelly was already expected to see a sizable role as the backup catcher, and time at DH would boost his prospects further. Rogers should still play more frequently, though Kelly will be involved it seems, particularly against left-handed pitchers, as he posted an .801 OPS against southpaws last season. His value would increase if Rogers were to deal with an injury at any point.
Kelly was already expected to see a sizable role as the backup catcher, and time at DH would boost his prospects further. Rogers should still play more frequently, though Kelly will be involved it seems, particularly against left-handed pitchers, as he posted an .801 OPS against southpaws last season. His value would increase if Rogers were to deal with an injury at any point.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+12%
OPS vs LHP
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .645 | 177 | 4 | 20 | .204 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .578 | 328 | 5 | 28 | .213 | ||||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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
Since 2022
+13%
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .565 | 253 | 4 | 28 | .199 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .638 | 252 | 5 | 20 | .220 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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
0.35BB 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 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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Expected to play often
Kelly is expected to receive a significant amount of playing time at catcher for the Tigers this season, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.
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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.
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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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