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Carson Kelly C
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Birth Date	7-14-1994
Height	6' 2"
Weight	212 lbs

Age	30 years, 8 months, 24 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

: 2015
: -0.02016
: 0.52017
: -0.02018
: 1.62019
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MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2016	SLN	21	10	14	2	1	0	0	2	1	.154	.214	.231	76	-0.4	-0.2	-0.1	0.0
2017	SLN	22	34	75	12	3	0	5	11	1	.174	.240	.217	73	-2.3	0.7	3.0	0.5
2018	SLN	23	19	42	4	0	0	3	7	1	.114	.205	.114	74	-1.2	-0.2	-0.9	0.0
2019	ARI	24	111	365	77	19	18	48	79	2	.245	.348	.478	115	9.0	-1.2	-0.2	2.5
Career			174	496	95	23	18	56	99	5	.220	.316	.399	104	5.2	-0.8	1.8	2.9

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
2012	JCY	Rk	APP	56	225	.245	.317	.364	.228	113	-8.7	7.0	0.3	75	0	-6.9	-0.9	-5.6	-0.6
2013	PEO	A	MID	43	168	.248	.322	.362	.248	105	-3.4	4.7	-0.5	78	0	-4.6	0.2	-5.8	-0.6
2013	SCO	A-	NYP	70	299	.254	.322	.360	.301	111	0.1	7.6	0.7	116	0	-8.5	-0.9	-2.2	-0.4
2014	PEO	A	MID	98	415	.249	.317	.366	.274	92	1.8	11.8	4.3	106	0	-0.7	-2.2	-3.5	1.0
2015	PMB	A+	FSL	108	419	.245	.308	.329	.239	94	-14.6	11.3	6.4	78	0	1.3	-1.0	-17.4	0.1
2016	SLN	MLB	NL	10	14	.264	.344	.415	.182	100	-0.8	0.4	0.2	76	10	-0.1	-0.2	-0.4	0.0
2016	SFD	AA	TEX	64	236	.247	.309	.374	.339	94	6.3	6.4	3.6	119	0	7.6	-0.9	0.1	1.8
2016	MEM	AAA	PCL	32	126	.263	.324	.402	.340	93	0.6	3.5	2.2	115	0	2.4	-0.1	0.1	0.8
2016	GDD	Wnt	AFL	21	94	.000	.000	.000	.264			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2017	SLN	MLB	NL	34	75	.240	.315	.407	.207	94	-8.1	2.2	1.1	73	9	3.0	0.7	-2.3	0.5
2017	MEM	AAA	PCL	68	280	.270	.337	.426	.304	93	10.7	8.3	5	127	0	10.8	-1.9	10.3	3.2
2018	SLN	MLB	NL	19	42	.246	.309	.400	.143	94	-4.9	1.2	0.7	74	8	-0.9	-0.2	-1.2	0.0
2018	MEM	AAA	PCL	83	349	.273	.343	.423	.299	92	8.8	10.2	6.2	112	0	10.1	-0.6	6.4	3.3
2019	ARI	MLB	NL	111	365	.248	.318	.424	.271	101	5.4	11.0	6.4	115	9	-0.2	-1.2	9.0	2.5

Statistics For All Levels

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Year	Team	lvl	LG	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	SF	SH
2012	JCY	Rk	APP	225	213	24	48	10	0	9	85	25	10	33	0	0	.225	.263	.399	.174	0	1
2013	PEO	A	MID	168	146	18	32	6	0	2	44	13	13	25	0	0	.219	.288	.301	.082	2	5
2013	SCO	A-	NYP	299	271	35	75	16	1	4	105	32	20	31	1	0	.277	.340	.387	.111	0	2
2014	PEO	A	MID	415	363	41	90	17	4	6	133	49	37	54	1	0	.248	.326	.366	.118	4
2015	PMB	A+	FSL	419	389	30	85	18	1	8	129	51	22	64	0	0	.219	.263	.332	.113	5	0
2016	SFD	AA	TEX	236	216	29	62	7	0	6	87	18	14	46	0	1	.287	.338	.403	.116	1	2
2016	GDD	Wnt	AFL	94	77	12	22	4	0	3	35	18	13	4	2	0	.286	.387	.455	.169	2	1
2016	SLN	MLB	NL	14	13	1	2	1	0	0	3	1	0	2	0	0	.154	.214	.231	.077	0	0
2016	MEM	AAA	PCL	126	113	14	33	10	0	0	43	14	11	17	0	0	.292	.352	.381	.088	1	1
2017	MEM	AAA	PCL	280	244	37	69	13	0	10	112	41	33	40	0	2	.283	.375	.459	.176	0	0
2017	SLN	MLB	NL	75	69	5	12	3	0	0	15	6	5	11	0	0	.174	.240	.217	.043	0	0
2018	MEM	AAA	PCL	349	294	38	79	14	1	7	116	41	48	48	0	0	.269	.378	.395	.126	2	0
2018	SLN	MLB	NL	42	35	1	4	0	0	0	4	3	3	7	0	0	.114	.205	.114	.000	0	3
2019	ARI	MLB	NL	365	314	46	77	19	0	18	150	47	48	79	0	0	.245	.348	.478	.232	1	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2016	43	0.5349	0.4651	0.7500	0.6957	0.2000	0.7500	0.7500	0.2500
2017	284	0.4542	0.4120	0.8376	0.6124	0.2452	0.8987	0.7105	0.1624
2018	157	0.5732	0.4268	0.7910	0.6111	0.1791	0.8364	0.5833	0.2090
2019	1564	0.4808	0.4182	0.7676	0.5997	0.2500	0.8470	0.5911	0.2324
Career	2048	0.4853	0.4190	0.7787	0.6044	0.2428	0.8513	0.6104	0.2213

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
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Compensation

Years	Description	Salary
6 yr	Previous	$13,941,700
6 yr	Total	$13,941,700

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
5 y 161 d	CAA	1 year (2023), 2024 option

Details

1 year/$4.275M (2023). Re-signed by Arizona 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration). DFA by Arizona 8/13/23. Released 8/15/23. Signed by Detroit as a free agent 8/19/23. 1 year (2023), plus 2024 club option at $3.5M. 2024 performance bonuses: $125,000 for each 95, 100, 105, 110 games as catcher.
1 year/$3.35M (2022). Re-signed by Arizona 3/22/22 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$1.7M (2021). Re-signed by Arizona 1/15/21 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$581,700 (2020). Re-signed by Arizona 3/20.
1 year/$560,000 (2019). Re-signed by Arizona 3/19.
1 year (2018). Re-signed by St. Louis 3/18. Acquired by Arizona in trade from St. Louis 12/5/18.
1 year (2017). Re-signed by St. Louis 3/17.
1 year (2016). Contract selected by St. Louis 9/4/16.
Drafted by St. Louis 2012 (2-86) (Westview HS, Portland, Ore.). $1.6M signing bonus ($574,300 slot).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	H	2B	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	FRAA
90^o	60	15	3	2	6	10	.288	.373	.462	120	C 0
80^o	39	10	2	1	4	7	.286	.359	.429	112	C 0
70^o	25	6	1	1	2	5	.273	.333	.455	107	C 0
60^o	13	3	1	0	1	2	.273	.333	.364	102	C 0
50^o	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	97	C 0
Weighted Mean	4	1	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	99	C 0

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2021-04-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How much stock are we putting into the changes around Carson Kelly? Obviously some of this looks real, but is he better than, say, Christian Vazquez ROS? (FearAndLoathing from Bogota, Colombia)	I put a fair amount of stock into Kelly right now. He will not continue to hit fly balls 50% of the time, nor have a .313 BABIP while hitting that many fly balls. Some of that is good fortune. But he's also upped his average exit velo by 3 mph, and his launch angle by 4 degrees (and it was already a career high). Vazquez has had some poor luck (that IFFB% is way too high), but I'd take Kelly over Vazquez ROS. (Craig Goldstein)
2020-04-10 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Daulton Varsho more of a high end super utility type more than an everyday player or will his bat push him into an everyday player somewhere? Part II - if he loses catcher eligibility how valuable of a prospect does he become? Thanks. (CubbieBear from Chi-Town)	I think Varsho hits enough for an everyday role, whether at catcher or in the outfield. Late in 2019, he began seeing time in center field. Given the presence of Carson Kelly and Varsho's so-so defense and arm strength behind the dish, Varsho very well may be destined for the outfield. If Varsho becomes an everyday outfielder, losing catcher eligibility in the process, he likely retains much of the same fantasy value. Catcher eligibility benefits fringe fantasy performers more than superb hitters. A player like Varsho would receive less plate appearance and likely run less as a catcher. In addition, he likely would produce less per plate appearance simply due to the physical strain of catching. Meanwhile, in the outfield, he should be healthier, more spry, and have a better shot at making good on his 20/20 offensive potential. As such, I am less concerned about a player like Varsho losing catcher eligibility, than, say, Zach Collins. The realistic ideal scenario is Varsho plays close to everyday in left field with enough starts at catcher (3rd stringer likely) to retain eligibility there year-to-year, or at least gain eligibility in-season. He could conceivably be that rare, super-valuable catcher-eligible position player who plays 6 times/week. At the same time, he would not suffer the same wear-and-tear that catching a ton of games has on a player. Consquently, Varsho likely will run more, perform better, and provide potentially massive fantasy value. (Jesse Roche)
2019-08-16 12:00:00 (link to chat)	Did you ever envision Carson Kelly being this good? Since May 4th when he hit his first career home run, he's hitting .293/.400/.630 with a 14.9% walk rate and 17 home runs! Do you think he can maintain this pace? (CuccumberParty from Phoenix)	I did not, probably because he won't be this good forever. But he added more pop and he's hitting the right baseballs to be a 20+ home run dude even if he comes back down to earth. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2019-08-08 15:00:00 (link to chat)	Surprised by the type of hitting season Carson Kelly has had? Can he be a .260 and 20 HR type hitting catcher? (Craig from Chicago)	Yes, and yes. (Craig Goldstein)
2018-12-12 17:00:00 (link to chat)	Is there any hope for Carson Kelly? I'm excited about the trade (Keith from Everglades)	He's going to play. I see him as a power potential/low AVG guy this year. (Mike Gianella)

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Advanced Catching Metrics

Year	lvl	CSAA	Framing Runs	Blocking Chances	EPAA	Blocking Runs	SB Attempts	SRAA	TRAA	Throwing Runs	FRAA Adj.	FRAA
2014	afx	.000	0.0	3610	.001	-0.5	103	-.005	-.002	0.3	-0.8	-0.7
2015	afa	.000	0.0	4286	-.001	1.3	78	-.011	-.012	0.9	2.0	1.3
2016	mlb	-.006	-0.2	123	-.006	0.2	0	.000	-.003	0.0	0.2	-0.1
2016	aaa	.007	2.6	0	.000	0.0	22	.007	.000	-0.1	2.2	2.4
2016	aax	.014	8.5	0	.000	0.0	54	-.002	-.011	0.4	8.1	7.6
2017	mlb	.015	2.5	719	-.002	0.4	10	-.020	-.005	0.1	3.2	3.0
2017	aaa	.015	11.5	2724	-.001	1.2	42	.009	-.002	-0.1	12.2	10.8
2018	aaa	.009	9.0	1103	-.001	0.5	45	-.009	-.009	0.7	9.9	10.1
2018	mlb	-.007	-0.8	470	.002	-0.3	4	-.002	.000	0.0	-1.1	-0.9
2019	mlb	-.001	-0.9	3891	-.002	2.6	35	-.014	-.003	0.3	1.9	-0.2

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