Unowned
Levi Kelly, P
Scouting report
Kelly has a grip-it-and-rip-it style of pitching that fits best in the bullpen, so even though he has a four-pitch mix (headlined by a bastard slider with vertical bite, à la Brad Lidge), I have him projected in a multi-inning relief role. He was up to 96 at the alt site but sat more 90-94 (the same as in 2019, and basically the same since high school) with scattershot control of his fastball, another reason I have him projected in the bullpen. Sometimes that slider comes out of Kelly's hand high and arcs into the strike zone like a curveball; hitters still can't touch it. Sometimes it backs up on Kelly and has changeup movement; it doesn't matter. When executed, it's a big league out pitch right now. If Kelly's going to start he either needs to refine his fastball command or mix his stuff more evenly while developing more consistent feel for locating his splitter. His heater isn't hard enough to live in the zone, and he'll be punished for his mistakes. (Alternate site, Fall Instructional League)