Kelly (biceps) was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday, Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe reports. Kelly is seemingly close to turning the page on the biceps injury, working up to 65 pitches in a minor league game Wednesday, and he appears a likely candidate to start the fifth game of the season for Boston (Apr. 11 at Yankee Stadium). However, by giving Kelly a backdated DL stint, the team can keep an extra bullpen arm or bench player for the first few days of the season. Kelly is scheduled to build his pitch count up to 80 in another minor league outing Monday.