Carson Kelly
C CHC
Sun 8/25/24 12:43 PM

Kelly is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
EDGE Analysis
Kelly appeared to have worked his way into a timeshare at catcher with Jonah Heim earlier this month while the latter was slumping, but the playing time behind the dish seems to be tilting back in Heim's favor. Heim will pick up his third start at catcher in four games while Kelly returns to the bench after he had caught in Saturday's 13-5 loss.

Carson Kelly
C CHC
Mon 8/19/24 8:10 AM

Kelly started at catcher and went 0-for-4 in Sunday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Twins.
EDGE Analysis
Kelly made his fifth start in the last six games, including four as the catcher and one at DH. Sunday's hitless effort put a halt to a six-game hit streak, but he could continue to steal at-bats from primary backstop Jonah Heim, who is mired in a 4-for-27 (.148/.233/.296) run.

Carson Kelly
C CHC
Sun 8/18/24 10:36 AM

Kelly started at designated hitter and went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Twins.
EDGE Analysis
Kelly entered the starting lineup, replacing primary DH Josh Smith, and extended a hit streak to six games. During that stretch, Kelly is 9-for-23 with one home run, six RBI and four runs. He's eaten into the playing time of primary catcher Jonah Heim, who is 2-for-15 over the same stretch. Overall, since the Rangers acquired him from the Tigers, Kelly is batting .344/.382/.500 over 10 contests.

Carson Kelly
C CHC
Wed 8/14/24 3:40 PM

Kelly will start at catcher and bat seventh in Wednesday's game versus the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Kelly will get his second straight start and fourth start over the last five games after beginning his Rangers career by going 7-for-21 with a home run. Jonah Heim remains the favorite to see the bulk of the starts at catcher for Texas over the remainder of the season, but the Rangers are riding the hot hand for now.

Carson Kelly
C CHC
Mon 8/12/24 2:47 PM

Kelly went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and an additional run scored during Sunday's 8-7 loss to the Yankees.
EDGE Analysis
Kelly started the final two games of the series and was productive in both contests, going 4-for-8 with a walk, a homer, four RBI and three runs. The 30-year-old was acquired ahead of the trade deadline and was expected to serve as the primary backup to starting catcher Jonah Heim, but Kelly has started five of Texas' 10 games since being acquired. Kelly has a .738 OPS for the season and has gone 6-for-17 with the Rangers, which is significantly more productive than Heim's .619 OPS this year. Kelly could continue carving out a larger share of the playing time if those offensive trends continue.

Carson Kelly
C CHC
Thu 8/1/24 8:34 AM

Kelly started at catcher and went 1-for-3 in Wednesday's 10-1 loss to the Cardinals.
EDGE Analysis
Kelly made his debut for Texas after being acquired from the Tigers on Sunday. Jonah Heim remains the starter behind the dish, while Kelly offers a well-seasoned backup that's provides better offense (100 OPS+) than previous backup Andrew Knizner (12 OPS+).

Carson Kelly
C CHC
Sun 7/28/24 7:48 PM

Kelly was traded to the Rangers on Sunday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
Kelly will head to Texas after producing a .242 average with seven home runs, 29 RBI and 21 runs scored over 178 at-bats in 59 games with the Tigers this season. The 30-year-old will now likley replace Andrew Knizner as the primary reserve option behind Jonah Heim at catcher with the Rangers. In regards to the Tigers, Jake Rogers may step into the primary role behind the plate, while top prospect Dillon Dingler could be promoted from Triple-A Toledo to fill Kelly's spot on the major-league roster.

Carson Kelly
C CHC
Sun 7/28/24 10:12 AM

Kelly is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against Minnesota, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Kelly will sit Sunday for the third time in four games. Jake Rogers will start behind home plate and bat eighth against Twins right-hander Bailey Ober.

Carson Kelly
C CHC
Sat 7/27/24 2:30 PM

Kelly is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Minnesota.
EDGE Analysis
Kelly will take a seat Saturday after going 1-for-2 with one walk and one run scored in Friday's 9-3 loss to Minnesota. Jake Rogers will start at catcher Saturday and bat eighth against Twins right-hander Joe Ryan.

Carson Kelly
C CHC
Thu 7/25/24 10:58 AM

Kelly is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Guardians.
EDGE Analysis
Kelly will hit the bench for the third time in four games while the Tigers go with Jake Rogers behind the dish. Though Kelly has outproduced Rogers this season, the latter is sporting the hotter bat at the moment, as Rogers will head into Thursday's game having produced an extra-base knock in each of his last three starts.