Carson Kelly

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 220lb (188cm, 99kg)

Born: July 14, 1994 in Chicago, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Westview HS (Portland, OR).

High School: Westview HS (Portland, OR)

Debut: September 5, 2016 (Age 22-053d, 18,880th in MLB history)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2018 season

2019 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2019): 0.161 • Arb Eligible: 2021 • Free Agent: 2025

Agents: CAA Sports

National Team: us USA (18U,16U)

Full Name: Carson Franklin Kelly

Twitter: @carskelly

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SUMMARY

2018

Career

WAR

-0.5

-1.0

AB

117

H

HR

BA

.114

.154

R

RBI

SB

OBP

.205

.227

SLG

.114

.188

OPS

.319

.415

OPS+

-9

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Games by Position

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2012	17	STL-min	Rk	56	225	213	24	48	10	0	9	25	0	0	10	33	.225	.263	.399	.662		85	5	1	1	0	0		JOH · APPY
2013	18	STL-min	A-,A	113	467	417	53	107	22	1	6	45	1	0	33	56	.257	.322	.357	.679		149	18	8	7	2	1		SCS,PEO · NYPL,MIDW
2014	19	STL-min	A	98	415	363	41	90	17	4	6	49	1	0	37	54	.248	.326	.366	.692		133	14	7	4	4	1		PEO · MIDW
2015	20	STL-min	A+	108	419	389	30	85	18	1	8	51	0	0	22	64	.219	.263	.332	.594		129	17	3	0	5	0		PLM · FLOR
2016	21	STL-min	AA,AAA	96	362	329	43	95	17	0	6	32	0	1	25	63	.289	.343	.395	.738		130	11	3	3	2	0		SPD,MEM · TL,PCL
2016	21	STL	NL	10	14	13	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.154	.214	.231	.445	20	3	0	1	0	0	0	2
2017	22	STL-min	AAA	68	280	244	37	69	13	0	10	41	0	2	33	40	.283	.375	.459	.834		112	11	3	0	0	0		MEM · PCL
2017	22	STL	NL	34	75	69	5	12	3	0	0	6	0	0	5	11	.174	.240	.217	.457	23	15	3	1	0	0	0	2
2018	23	STL-min	AAA	83	349	294	38	79	14	1	7	41	0	0	48	48	.269	.378	.395	.773		116	9	5	0	2	4		MEM · PCL
2018	23	STL	NL	19	42	35	1	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	7	.114	.205	.114	.319	-9	4	0	1	3	0	0	2
3 Yrs				63	131	117	7	18	4	0	0	10	0	0	8	20	.154	.227	.188	.415	13	22	3	3	3	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	337	301	18	46	10	0	0	26	0	0	21	51	.154	.227	.188	.415	13	57	8	8	8	0	0

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Carson Kelly

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

H

HR

BA

R

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Projections

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Standard Fielding

Appearances

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