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Jared Kelley, P

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Scouting report

Kelley goes right at hitters with upper-90s gas and has a disappearing changeup. His curveball is occasionally average but more often is below, and as breaking ball spin is seen as an attribute a pitching prospect either has or doesn't, the ceiling on that pitch is likely limited. If the curveball, or some other breaking ball, can become average, then Kelley can be a mid-rotation starter. If not, he has late-inning relief stuff. Kelley is also a bigger, heavier kid without a modicum of positive physical projection left unless you're a proponent of "reverse projection," where you project on a player based on the assumption that they'll improve their conditioning in pro ball. This has happened with Forrest Whitley, Bo Bichette, and others. Even if this were to occur here, though, I'm not sure it will make a difference in the area of import, which for Kelley is his breaking ball quality. (Alternate site, Fall Instructional League)

Name Age Lvl Team Level G GS IP ERA K/9 BB/9 HR/9 FIP xFIP SIERA
Jared Kelley 22 B CWS A+,AA 30 0 52.1 4.47 7.4 6.2 0.5 4.74 4.76 -

Draft summary

Year Season Type Original team Drafting team Round Pick Overall
2020 offseason aa CIN CIN 2 12 28