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Age: 20
Born:
October 4, 1989
Sarasota, FL
Height:
6-3
Weight:
200
Bats:
Right
Throws:
Right
Drafted:
1st round, 2008
How Acquired:
Draft
High
School: Sarasota HS (FL)
ETA: Mid 2011
Photo ©
Dave Letizi
MLB Comparison:
Kevin Brown
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Fire Brand - Casey Kelly
2009 Prospect Preview
The Ladder
(4.29.09) |
Scouting Report:
Athletic frame with smooth agility and a tremendous feel for pitching. Kelly was a two-way player
in high school, excelling at both shortstop and as a pitcher. He was
also a
highly-touted quarterback
recruit for Tennessee before signing with the Sox. Kelly split his first
pro year in 2009 between pitching and hitting, showing elite pitching
tools and mediocre offensive skills.
In December 2009, Kelly made the decision to continue his career on the
mound.
Kelly's pitching skills are quite advanced for his age, mixing in three
plus pitches: a low
90s fastball, a hard 12-6 curveball, and a nice change. He throws
all of his pitches with outstanding command and control. Sound, smooth
mechanics. Fastball has excellent downward movement, and generally sits
between 89 and 92 mph, getting up to 93-94 mph on occasion. Many scouts project that he'll
sit in the 92-94 mph range after he fills out. Curveball
has the potential to become a plus-plus wipeout pitch. It sits around 76-78 mph, but he
tends to show it a little too much at times. Kelly's changeup sits around 84 mph
with a lot of sink. For the most part, he keeps the ball low in the zone, but
he's hittable when he leaves it up. Very good mound
presence. Kelly
had the makings of an elite defensive shortstop before converting to
pitching full time, so he should be an excellent pitcher defensively. |
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Pitching
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year |
team |
lg |
level |
org |
age |
w |
l |
% |
era |
g |
gs |
cg |
sh |
sv |
ip |
h |
r |
er |
hr |
bb |
so |
k/bb |
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2008 |
Sarasota
HS |
HS |
HS |
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18 |
8 |
1 |
0.889 |
1.16 |
12 |
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2 |
66.2 |
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12 |
77 |
6.42 |
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2009 |
Greenville |
SAL |
A |
Bos |
19 |
6 |
1 |
0.857 |
1.12 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
48.1 |
32 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
9 |
39 |
4.33 |
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2009 |
Salem |
Car |
A |
Bos |
19 |
1 |
4 |
0.200 |
3.09 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
46.2 |
33 |
21 |
16 |
4 |
7 |
35 |
5.00 |
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Hitting
Stats |
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year |
team |
lg |
level |
org |
age |
g |
ab |
r |
h |
2b |
3b |
hr |
rbi |
tb |
bb |
so |
sb |
cs |
avg |
obp |
slg |
ops |
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2007 |
Sarasota
HS |
HS |
HS |
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17 |
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4 |
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0.349 |
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2008 |
Sarasota
HS |
HS |
HS |
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18 |
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47 |
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13 |
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5 |
31 |
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0.473 |
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2008 |
GCL Red
Sox |
GCL |
Rk |
Bos |
18 |
27 |
98 |
10 |
17 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
25 |
6 |
34 |
1 |
0 |
0.173 |
0.229 |
0.255 |
0.484 |
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2008 |
Lowell |
NYPL |
A |
Bos |
18 |
9 |
32 |
5 |
11 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
18 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0.344 |
0.344 |
0.563 |
0.906 |
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2009 |
GCL Red
Sox |
GCL |
A |
Bos |
19 |
8 |
28 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
13 |
3 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
0.214 |
0.290 |
0.464 |
0.754 |
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2009 |
Greenville |
SAL |
A |
Bos |
19 |
32 |
134 |
18 |
30 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
42 |
16 |
39 |
0 |
1 |
0.224 |
0.305 |
0.313 |
0.618 |
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2009 |
Mesa |
AFL |
Fall |
Bos |
19 |
11 |
41 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
5 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
0.171 |
0.261 |
0.244 |
0.505 |
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Additional Player Info |
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Pronunciation: ---
First Pro Contract: July 17, 2008 by Anthony Turco
Signing Bonus: $2,631,000 ($3M deferred over 5 years)
MiLB Debut: July 20, 2008 (GCL)
MLFA Eligible: 2014-15
Rule 5 Draft Eligible: 2012-13 |
Added to 40-man: -
MLB Debut: -
MLB Service Time (through 2009): -
Options Remaining: 3 (0 used)
Contract (2010): MiLB Contract
Trade Restrictions: - |
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Awards
2008 Louisville Slugger Pre-Season High School First Team
All-American
Mr. Baseball Florida 2008
Florida 6A Player of the Year 2008
Red Sox ML Pitcher of the Month (April 2009)
Carolina League Player of the Week (June 1-7, 2009)
South Atlantic League All-Star (2009)
Futures Game All-Star (2009)
Carolina League Player of the Week
(June 22-28, 2009)
2009 Red Sox ML Pitcher of the Year |
SoxProspects.com Awards
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (June 1-7, 2009)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (June 15-21, 2009)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (June 22-28, 2009)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Month (June 2009)
2009 SoxProspects.com All-Star - SP
2009 SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Year
2010 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star - SP |
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