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Merrill Kelly ARI SP R 

Born: 10/14/1988 Age: 36

FanGraphs Player Page

2025 OPL OPL Player Page

Signed By

Chase Utley, You Are the Man for $2

On MLB 40-man: YES
Acquired: Free Agent (KBO) Dec'18

Mon 6/09 Tue 6/10 Wed 6/11
Starting SEA 9:40 PM EDT SEA 9:40 PM EDT SEA 3:40 PM EDT

Positions
SP
2026 Earned Positions
SP

All Leagues
Average $4.30 Median $3.00
FanGraphs Points
Average $3.62 Median $2.00

All Leagues
Average $4.00 Median $4.00
FanGraphs Points
Average $3.90 Median $3.50

Roster%
100%
Change
7Day 0.31%
30Day 6.13%

2025 OPL 2025 OPL Round 2
OPL Roster%
7.06%
OPL Average Salary
$2.25


June 5, 2025 12:16 AM : Kelly (6-2) earned the win Wednesday against Atlanta after giving up one hit and one walk in seven scoreless innings. He struck out eight.
Analysis: After conceding eight runs over his previous two starts, Kelly bounced back in a big way Wednesday. The veteran right-hander submitted his seventh quality start of the year, and it was the sixth time in his last 11 appearances that he fired at least six frames while yielding two runs or fewer. Kelly sports a 2.55 ERA, 0.84 WHIP and 69:12 K:BB over 67 innings since April 8, and he's next projected to face a Mariners a club with a .654 OPS against right-handed pitching across 29 outings since May 1.

MLB Stats

Pitching

YearTeamGGSIP SV HLD K H BB HBP HR P/IP Pts
2019ARI3232183.10015818457229 3.6 660.56
2020ARI5531.1002926515 4.56 142.77
2021ARI2727158.00013016341421 3.87 612.10
2022ARI3333200.10017716761221 4.77 954.96
2023ARI3030177.20018714369420 4.8 851.94
2024ARI131373.200636719211 4.05 298.63
2025ARI131376.00072561918 5.29 402.40

MILB Stats

Pitching

YearTeamGGSIP SV HLD K H BB HBP HR P/IP Pts
2010TBR (A-)7121.1011916510 6.58 140.27
2010TBR (A)5216.1001015821 3.65 59.57
2011TBR (A+)2523129.000701175176 4.21 542.60
2012TBR (AA)32988.10261842844 4.76 420.07
2013TBR (AA)131273.20041543133 4.72 347.83
2013TBR (AAA)151484.20070743434 4.89 413.93
2014TBR (AAA)2815114.00110810737610 4.68 533.40
2021ARI (CPX)114.00073200 7.45 29.80
2024ARI (A+)114.00026001 1.43 5.70

Recent Games

Last 10 MLB Games

DateTeamOpponentGSWinSaveHoldIPTBF RERHKBBHBPHR Pts
Jun 4, 2025 ARI @ATL 1 1 0 0 7.0 23 0 0 1 8 1 0 0 62.20
May 30, 2025 ARI WSN 1 0 0 0 5.0 24 6 4 6 6 2 0 2 2.80
May 24, 2025 ARI @STL 1 0 0 0 6.0 25 4 4 6 6 1 0 0 37.80
May 18, 2025 ARI COL 1 1 0 0 7.0 24 0 0 1 11 3 0 0 62.20
May 12, 2025 ARI @SFG 1 1 0 0 7.0 27 1 1 8 8 0 0 0 47.00
May 7, 2025 ARI NYM 1 0 0 0 6.1 26 3 3 6 6 0 0 1 30.97
May 2, 2025 ARI @PHI 1 0 0 0 5.0 18 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 30.60
Apr 26, 2025 ARI ATL 1 0 0 0 6.0 23 2 2 4 4 1 0 2 14.40
Apr 20, 2025 ARI @CHC 1 0 0 0 5.2 20 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 43.73
Apr 15, 2025 ARI @MIA 1 1 0 0 6.0 22 1 1 3 9 1 0 0 51.60
Totals 10 4 0 0 61.0 232 19 17 41 65 10 0 5 383.30

Last 10 MILB Games

DateLevelTeamOpponentGSWinSave IPTBFRERHKBBHBPHR
Aug 6, 2024 A+ HIL EVE 1 0 0 4.0 18 3 3 6 2 0 0 1
Totals 1 0 0 4.0 18 3 3 6 2 0 0 1

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
August 3, 2021 12:04 PM add Beaver Dam! 🦫 $2
September 2, 2021 10:37 PM cut Beaver Dam! 🦫 $1
April 29, 2022 2:58 PM add Ball Hair, Strike Hair ⚾️🐇 $1
August 17, 2022 4:50 PM move Big League Chew-pacabras (from Ball Hair, Strike Hair ⚾️🐇) $1
October 14, 2022 2:15 AM increase Big League Chew-pacabras $3
October 12, 2023 11:11 AM increase Big League Chew-pacabras $5
December 1, 2023 9:13 AM move Ball Hair, Strike Hair ⚾️🐇 (from Big League Chew-pacabras) $5
October 10, 2024 12:32 AM increase Ball Hair, Strike Hair ⚾️🐇 $7
January 14, 2025 9:21 AM cut Ball Hair, Strike Hair ⚾️🐇 $0
May 22, 2025 10:29 AM add Chase Utley, You Are the Man $2

Recent Trades for Merrill Kelly in FanGraphs Points

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
May 25, 2025 9:34 AM The Sound and the Fury Shane Baz TBR SP R $7 
Jordan Westburg BAL 2B/3B R $5 10IL 
Emmanuel Rodriguez MIN AAA OF L $2
Ben Rice NYY C/1B L $1
Lazaro Montes SEA A+ OF L $1
 Double Time Merrill Kelly ARI SP R $4 
Austin Riley ATL 3B R $35 
$23 loan
May 13, 2025 9:06 PM Savazzah Bazzanas Freddie Freeman LAD 1B L $40 
Merrill Kelly ARI SP R $1 
Yuki Matsui SDP RP L $3
$22 loan 		Pitch Count Royce Lewis MIN 3B R $13 
Zack Gelof ATH 2B R $4 60IL
Jordan Beck COL OF R $5 
April 21, 2025 6:28 PM And Here Come the Pretzels! Josh H. Smith TEX 1B/SS/3B/OF L $7 
Kyle Manzardo CLE 1B L $4 
 Henry Rowengarter est. 2015 Merrill Kelly ARI SP R $1 
Francisco Lindor NYM SS S $46 
$36 loan
January 31, 2025 11:15 PM Love, Indubitably ❤️ Brandon Lowe TBR 1B/2B L $12 
Brandon Pfaadt ARI SP R $10 
 Lobster Bisque Merrill Kelly ARI SP R $9 
Trea Turner PHI SS R $39 
January 26, 2025 11:34 PM John Fisher’s PR Firm Merrill Kelly ARI SP R $13 
Luis Garcia WSN 2B L $7 
Grayson Rodriguez BAL SP R $15 60IL
 Bulldoggos 761 Dansby Swanson CHC SS R $13
Christopher Morel TBR 2B/3B/OF R $7 
Taj Bradley TBR SP R $6 
January 23, 2025 12:09 PM liter-o-cola 🥤 Merrill Kelly ARI SP R $6 
Erick Fedde STL SP R $5 
TJ Friedl CIN OF L $7 
Kyle Manzardo CLE 1B L $4 
 The Crime Dogs Gleyber Torres DET 2B R $13 
Tyler Stephenson CIN C R $3 
January 21, 2025 10:31 AM Can-of-Corn Merrill Kelly ARI SP R $7 
 Jeters Never Prosper Jonathan India KCR 2B/3B/OF R $11 
December 30, 2024 5:28 PM 50 Shades of Sonny Gray Eduardo Rodriguez ARI SP L $9 
Merrill Kelly ARI SP R $7 
Kutter Crawford BOS SP R $6 60IL 
Kyle Bradish BAL SP R $7 60IL
 The Mookie PC Small Group Fernando Tatis Jr. SDP OF R $57 
Adolis García TEX OF R $16 
December 5, 2024 5:50 AM liter-o-cola 🥤 Willson Contreras STL C/1B R $14 
DL Hall MIL SP/RP L $4 
 Smoked City 🔥 Merrill Kelly ARI SP R $6 
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. ARI OF R $8 
November 26, 2024 5:34 PM 50 Shades of Sonny Gray Luke Weaver NYY RP R $3 15IL 
 Generous Carriage Merrill Kelly ARI SP R $7