Carson Kelly CHC C R 

Born: 07/14/1994 Age: 30

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2025 OPL OPL Player Page

Signed By

Onett O-fers for $1

On MLB 40-man: YES
Acquired: Free Agent (TEX) Dec'24

Sat 7/05 Sun 7/06 Mon 7/07
STL 2:20 PM EDT STL 6:10 PM EDT ---

Positions
C
2026 Earned Positions
C

All Leagues
Average $1.86 Median $1.00
Ottoneu Classic (4x4)
Average $1.94 Median $1.00

All Leagues
Average $1.40 Median $1.00
Ottoneu Classic (4x4)
Average $2.50 Median $1.50

Roster%
62.27%
Change
7Day 1.84%
30Day 14.42%

2025 OPL 2025 OPL Round 3
OPL Roster%
5.00%
OPL Average Salary
$2.00


July 5, 2025 8:30 AM : Kelly went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 11-3 win over the Cardinals.
Analysis: Kelly hit one of eight Chicago home runs on the afternoon, which included three from Michael Busch and two from Pete Crow-Armstrong. The veteran catcher now has 10 long balls this season, and he's been hot recently, recording a .407 batting average and 1.152 OPS over his last 10 games. Kelly should remain the Cubs' top backstop moving forward, though he'll receive competition for playing time when Miguel Amaya (oblique) returns from the injured list, which is expected sometime around the All-Star break,

MLB Stats

Batting

YearTeamGPA R HR OBP SLG
2016STL1014100.214290.23077
2017STL3475500.240000.21739
2018STL1942100.205130.11429
2019ARI11136546180.347950.47771
2020ARI391291150.263570.38525
2021ARI9835941130.342620.41118
2022ARI1043544070.282490.33438
2023ARI3392610.282610.29762
2023DET1959710.271190.26923
2024DET602032170.325120.39106
2024TEX311101120.290910.34314
2025CHC5621131100.369670.48876

MILB Stats

Batting

YearTeamGPA R HR OBP SLG
2012STL (R)562252490.263390.39906
2013STL (A-)702993540.340070.38745
2013STL (A)431681820.288340.30137
2014STL (A)984154160.326030.36639
2015STL (A+)1084193080.262530.33162
2016STL (AA)642362960.337610.40278
2016STL (AAA)321261400.352000.38053
2017STL (AAA)6828037100.375000.45902
2018STL (AAA)833493870.378220.39456
2021ARI (CPX)13000.333330.00000
2021ARI (A+)313200.307690.40000
2022ARI (AAA)522420.454550.82353
2023ARI (AAA)834500.411760.44828

Recent Games

Last 10 MLB Games

DateTeamOpponentPAABHBB2B 3BHRRRBIHBPSFSBCS
Jul 4, 2025 CHC STL 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jul 2, 2025 CHC CLE 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jul 1, 2025 CHC CLE 4 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0
Jun 29, 2025 CHC @HOU 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jun 27, 2025 CHC @HOU 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jun 26, 2025 CHC @STL 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jun 24, 2025 CHC @STL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jun 23, 2025 CHC @STL 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jun 22, 2025 CHC SEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jun 21, 2025 CHC SEA 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 27 11 5 4 0 1 4 5 0 1 0 0

Avg Salary & Roster%

Last 30 days

2026 Position Eligibility Progress

To gain eligibility, a player must have 5 GS or 10 G at a position in the majors, or 20 G at a position in the minors.

Transaction History

Date Transaction Type Team Salary
May 11, 2017 2:28 PM add All Proofs $7
October 7, 2017 1:51 AM increase All Proofs $9
January 5, 2018 9:21 PM cut All Proofs $5
March 15, 2020 9:24 PM add COVID All-Stars $1
September 30, 2020 7:06 PM increase COVID All-Stars $3
January 31, 2021 11:59 PM cut COVID All-Stars $0
March 27, 2021 3:50 PM add Onett O-fers $3
October 9, 2021 4:16 AM increase Onett O-fers $5
December 13, 2021 7:22 PM cut Onett O-fers $0
April 3, 2022 5:43 PM add Roger Beshans Football Slider $2
May 1, 2022 2:12 PM cut Roger Beshans Football Slider $1
July 28, 2022 11:47 AM add Onett O-fers $1
October 3, 2022 1:28 PM cut Onett O-fers $1
April 20, 2025 2:59 PM add Onett O-fers $1

Recent Trades for Carson Kelly in Ottoneu Classic (4x4)

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
May 3, 2025 12:08 PM Udsteve85 Carson Kelly CHC C R $2 
$6 loan 		Gravy Robbers Justin Steele CHC SP L $6 60IL
August 5, 2021 8:41 AM The Ones Who Walk Away From Ornelas Carson Kelly ARI C R $1 
Paul Sewald CLE AAA RP R $2 15IL
 I Must Break You Carlos Carrasco NYY AAA SP R $16
$13 loan
July 6, 2021 11:11 PM LFPs Asdrubal Cabrera ARI Util S $1
Carson Kelly ARI C R $1 
 Generous Carriage Harold Ramirez ATL AAA OF R $1
Nick Pivetta BOS SP R $1 
April 8, 2021 10:57 PM Babip Pecota Vorp and Eckstein LLP Matt Manning DET AAA SP/RP R $3
Carson Kelly ARI C R $1 
Nick Lodolo CIN SP L $2 
 Big Dumper Does It Again Stephen Strasburg WSN RP R $24
Jordan Hicks STL SP/RP R $9 
$20 loan
March 28, 2021 3:52 PM Brighten The Corner Infielders Jean Segura BAL AAA Util R $8
Austin Meadows TBR Util L $14
 Chocolate Milk and Squats Ian Happ CHC OF S $11
Carson Kelly ARI C R $5 
March 4, 2021 11:48 AM Chocolate Milk and Squats Blake Taylor TEX AAA RP L $5
Sandy Alcantara MIA SP R $4 
 Brighten The Corner Infielders Liam Hendriks CHW RP R $5 15IL
Raisel Iglesias CIN RP R $7
Carson Kelly ARI C R $5 
$8 loan
January 21, 2021 7:36 AM Alan @TheFantasyFix George Springer HOU OF R $33 
 Land of the Forgotten FA's Carson Kelly ARI C R $5 
Corbin Burnes MIL SP R $10 60IL
August 20, 2020 5:49 PM The Rime of Jamie Moyer Tyler O'Neill STL OF R $3 
 Jack Klugman's Second Best Lung Carson Kelly ARI C R $5 
July 28, 2020 3:04 PM Chocolate Milk and Squats Hyun Jin Ryu TOR RP L $7
Ramon Laureano OAK OF R $5 
Carson Kelly ARI C R $3 
 Brighten The Corner Infielders Trevor Bauer CIN RP R $16
Matt Barnes BOS RP R $5
$5 loan
July 21, 2020 11:57 PM The Ones Who Walk Away From Ornelas Carson Kelly ARI C R $4 
 I Must Break You Marcell Ozuna STL Util R $25 
$35 loan