Kelly (groin) will pitch out of the Red Sox's bullpen when he is activated from the DL shortly after the All-Star break, the Providence Journal's Tim Britton reports.

EDGE Analysis

This has seemingly been years in the waiting, as Kelly has always shown solid stuff with no feel for turning a lineup over. He could offer solid strikeouts and ratios if he embraces the role change, but he is behind several pitchers in Boston's bullpen in the hunt for saves and holds.