#23 Casey Kelly Greenville Drive  |  Pitcher-Shortstop

     
 

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: late 2011

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MLB Comparison: Kevin Brown / Khalil Greene

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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. While Kelly focused more on his shortstop skills in high school, the organization thinks that he will end up as a pitcher over the long term - but they will also give him a chance in the infield. As a pitcher, Kelly's skills are quite advanced for his age, mixing in a low 90s fastball, a hard 12-6 curveball, and a nice change, all with above average command and control. Sound, smooth mechanics. Fastball has excellent downward movement, and generally sits between 89 and 92 mph. Many scouts project that he'll sit in the 92-94 mph range after he fills out. Curveball is plus with the potential of being a plus-plus wipeout pitch. It sits around 76-78 mph, but he tends to show it a little too much at times. 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. Defensively, Kelly has excellent range and shows fluid movements in the field. Great glove and a strong, accurate arm.  Has the potential to be an elite defensive player at the major league level. Average speed. Offensively, Kelly has a large frame for a shortstop, and could project as a 3B down the line if he sticks s a hitter.  At the plate, he is pretty raw. Strikes out too much. Open stance. Some present power, high power potential. Good looking swing, a little on the long side, but the ball comes off his bat well.  Kelly entered the 2009 season as a pitcher, but spent the second half of the season at shortstop. 

 
   
  Pitching Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l % era g gs cg sh sv ip h r er hr bb so k/bb
  2008 Sarasota HS HS HS --- 18 8 1 0.889 1.16 12 --- --- --- 2 66.2 --- --- --- --- 12 77 6.42
  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
  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
   
  Hitting Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb bb so sb cs avg obp slg ops
  2007 Sarasota HS HS HS --- 17 --- --- --- --- --- --- 4 --- --- --- --- --- --- 0.349 --- --- ---
  2008 Sarasota HS HS HS --- 18 --- --- 47 --- 13 --- 5 31 --- --- --- --- --- 0.473 --- --- ---
  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
  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
  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
  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
  2009 Mesa AFL Fall Bos 19     stats                            
   
  Additional Player Info  
  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 (2009): MiLB Contract
Trade Restrictions
: -
     
 

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

 
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