Carson Kelly CHC C R 

Born: 07/14/1994 Age: 30

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2025 OPL OPL Player Page

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Don't Feed a Guy a Sponge for $1

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

Thu 7/03 Fri 7/04 Sat 7/05
CLE 8:05 PM EDT STL 2:20 PM EDT STL 2:20 PM EDT

Positions
C
2026 Earned Positions
C

All Leagues
Average $1.91 Median $1.00
FanGraphs Points
Average $1.98 Median $1.00

All Leagues
Average $1.20 Median $1.00
FanGraphs Points
Average $1.60 Median $1.00

Roster%
61.35%
Change
7Day 0.62%
30Day 16.87%

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


July 1, 2025 11:41 PM : Kelly went 2-for-2 with a walk, two doubles and three RBI in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Guardians.
Analysis: It's been an up-and-down season for Kelly, who started the year hot with a 1.347 OPS through the end of April. The veteran catcher's OPS dipped to .620 in June to go along with a .203 batting average, but he's now batting .379 over his last 10 games with four extra-base hits and five RBI. Kelly has been volatile, though he should remain Chicago's primary backstop, at least until Miguel Amaya (oblique) returns in the near future.

MLB Stats

Batting

YearTeamGPA AB H 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB CS P/G Pts
2016STL10141321000100 0.41 4.10
2017STL347569123005100 0.73 24.90
2018STL19423540003100 -0.03 -0.60
2019ARI111365314771901848200 4.43 491.50
2020ARI39129122275056100 2.86 111.70
2021ARI98359304731111344600 4.23 414.60
2022ARI10435431767180729420 2.68 279.00
2023ARI339284193017010 1.92 63.40
2023DET19595292017000 1.82 34.60
2024DET602031794341717600 3.57 213.90
2024TEX31110102245028000 2.89 89.70
2025CHC552071744681930100 5.27 290.10

MILB Stats

Batting

YearTeamGPA AB H 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB CS P/G Pts
2012STL (R)5622521348100910100 3.61 202.40
2013STL (A-)7029927175161420610 4.55 318.60
2013STL (A)431681463260213200 2.66 114.40
2014STL (A)9841536390174637710 4.12 403.40
2015STL (A+)10841938985181822300 2.73 295.10
2016STL (AA)642362166270614301 4 256.10
2016STL (AAA)3212611333100011000 4.18 133.80
2017STL (AAA)68280244691301033302 5.54 376.50
2018STL (AAA)8334929479141748500 5.05 419.50
2021ARI (CPX)13200001000 1 1.00
2021ARI (A+)3131022002000 4.33 13.00
2022ARI (AAA)5221762024000 10.64 53.20
2023ARI (AAA)83429103003100 5.96 47.70

Recent Games

Last 10 MLB Games

DateTeamOpponentPAABHBB2B 3BHRRRBIHBPSFSBCS Pts
Jul 2, 2025 CHC CLE 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.00
Jul 1, 2025 CHC CLE 4 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 18.00
Jun 29, 2025 CHC @HOU 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50
Jun 27, 2025 CHC @HOU 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.60
Jun 26, 2025 CHC @STL 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20
Jun 24, 2025 CHC @STL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.00
Jun 23, 2025 CHC @STL 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11.20
Jun 22, 2025 CHC SEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Jun 21, 2025 CHC SEA 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.10
Jun 19, 2025 CHC MIL 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.60
Totals 33 27 11 5 4 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 61.20

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 18, 2017 2:11 PM add Raucous Redheads $3
May 18, 2017 11:04 PM cut Raucous Redheads $2
July 24, 2017 12:54 AM add The Razor Shines $4
September 6, 2017 11:47 PM cut The Razor Shines $2
March 14, 2018 3:15 PM add Average MLB Stuff $1
October 12, 2018 12:49 PM increase Average MLB Stuff $3
April 24, 2019 9:59 AM cut Average MLB Stuff $2
May 17, 2019 10:44 PM add Pale Ales $2
October 4, 2019 4:57 PM increase Pale Ales $4
September 30, 2020 6:19 PM increase Pale Ales $6
November 16, 2020 2:01 PM cut Pale Ales $0
February 28, 2021 9:04 PM add The Pointer Brothers $1
October 9, 2021 4:03 AM increase The Pointer Brothers $3
April 12, 2022 8:57 AM cut The Pointer Brothers $2
April 13, 2022 8:58 AM add Pale Ales $3
May 9, 2022 9:12 AM cut Pale Ales $2
May 10, 2022 9:13 AM add Grimace Milkshake $3
May 16, 2022 8:14 PM cut Grimace Milkshake $2
June 17, 2022 10:08 PM add Grimace Milkshake $2
June 19, 2022 12:20 PM cut Grimace Milkshake $1
August 4, 2022 11:40 PM add Grimace Milkshake $1
October 14, 2022 2:12 AM increase Grimace Milkshake $3
January 28, 2023 5:38 PM cut Grimace Milkshake $0
July 23, 2024 12:47 PM add The Razor Shines $2
August 7, 2024 12:44 PM cut The Razor Shines $1
April 23, 2025 7:25 AM add The Ghost Runners $1
May 15, 2025 8:37 PM cut The Ghost Runners $1
May 16, 2025 8:38 PM add Don't Feed a Guy a Sponge $1

Recent Trades for Carson Kelly in FanGraphs Points

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
May 9, 2025 9:22 AM Taking the D Train Carson Kelly CHC C R $1 
Edward Cabrera MIA SP R $4 
 🌻 Seed Delight Xavier Edwards MIA 2B/SS S $5 
May 6, 2025 9:48 AM Larry Bernandez Francisco Lindor NYM SS S $43 
Carson Kelly CHC C R $1 
$11 loan 		Zac Brown Band William Contreras MIL C R $21
Alec Bohm PHI 1B/3B R $9 
Jeremy Pena HOU SS R $5 10IL 
August 28, 2022 9:35 PM Contreras Tour (Naylor's Version) Taylor Ward LAA OF R $4 
Carson Kelly ARI C R $2 
Trevor Stephan CLE RP R $2 60IL
$5 loan 		❤️ Pitching Woo ❤️ Ezequiel Tovar COL SS R $1 10IL 
Kyle Harrison BOS AAA SP L $2 
James Wood WSN OF L $2 
May 26, 2022 3:32 PM Farm Boy Westley Brandon Crawford SFG SS/3B L $4
Josh Lowe TBR OF L $4 
 Comeback Vibes Marcus Semien TEX 2B R $14 
Carson Kelly ARI C R $3 
May 23, 2022 11:04 AM Jealnet's Arm Renewal Services Rhys Hoskins PHI 1B R $26 
Tyler Stephenson CIN C R $5 
Zach Eflin PHI SP R $4 15IL 
$1 loan 		Arraez and Shine Vidal Brujan TBR 2B/SS/3B/OF S $5
Brandon Woodruff MIL SP/RP R $29 60IL 
Carson Kelly ARI C R $3 
April 25, 2022 2:13 AM Maybe This Year Will Smith ATL RP L $3
Carson Kelly ARI C R $1 
Bobby Witt Jr. KCR SS R $13 
 Alien Alliance Xander Bogaerts BOS 2B/SS R $35 
Pierce Johnson SDP RP R $1
Chris Paddack MIN SP R $1 
$20 loan
April 22, 2022 6:43 PM JungHooLee Daniels The Butler🤵🏾‍♂ Mookie Betts LAD 2B/SS/OF R $50 
$5 loan 		🖤🧡Deversity Equity & Inclusion Giancarlo Stanton NYY Util R $34 
Carson Kelly ARI C R $6 
Andrew Kittredge TBR RP R $4
April 5, 2022 12:21 PM - DJ LeMahieu NYY 1B/2B/3B R $17 
Marcell Ozuna ATL Util R $13 
Jonathan Schoop DET Util R $4
Miguel Sano MIN 3B R $6
Michael Conforto NYM OF L $13
 THE AMERICAN'S Ronald Acuña Jr. ATL OF R $56
Carson Kelly ARI C R $3 
$6 loan
April 3, 2022 1:18 PM Team Chums Lance Lynn CHW SP R $5
Joey Gallo NYY 1B/OF L $6
Carson Kelly ARI C R $2 
 Team Nattys Justin Turner LAD 1B R $4
Jose Abreu CHW 1B R $11
Connor Joe COL 1B/OF R $1 10IL
March 14, 2022 9:09 AM Ambassador of Kwan Carson Kelly ARI C R $6 
$1 loan 		Keep Yr Own Counsell Mark Melancon ARI AAA RP R $4