Carson Kelly CHC C R 

Born: 07/14/1994 Age: 30

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2025 OPL OPL Player Page

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 $1.90 Median $1.00
Ottoneu Classic (4x4)
Average $1.94 Median $1.00

All Leagues
Average $1.10 Median $1.00
Ottoneu Classic (4x4)
Average $2.50 Median $1.50

Roster%
61.66%
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 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
2025CHC552073090.371980.47701

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 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
Jun 19, 2025 CHC MIL 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 27 11 5 4 0 0 3 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
March 26, 2018 10:06 PM add South Side Irish $1
October 12, 2018 12:52 PM increase South Side Irish $3
January 24, 2019 10:45 AM cut South Side Irish $2
March 9, 2019 3:38 PM add Springfield Isotopes $1
April 2, 2019 10:07 PM cut Springfield Isotopes $1
April 3, 2019 10:08 PM add South Side Irish $1
October 4, 2019 4:55 PM increase South Side Irish $3
November 15, 2019 12:18 AM increase South Side Irish $4
August 30, 2020 7:20 PM cut South Side Irish $2
August 31, 2020 7:21 PM add Big Papi memories $4
September 13, 2020 1:21 PM cut Big Papi memories $2
March 13, 2021 10:11 PM add Rebuilt, Now Dominate $1
October 9, 2021 4:07 AM increase Rebuilt, Now Dominate $3
October 14, 2022 1:13 AM increase Rebuilt, Now Dominate $5
November 16, 2022 11:00 AM cut Rebuilt, Now Dominate $0
May 7, 2025 10:06 AM add Catch-22 $1
June 20, 2025 4:52 PM cut Catch-22 $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 10IL 
 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