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Phillies Claim Trevor Kelley

By Jeff Todd | December 2, 2019 at 2:03pm CDT

The Phillies announced that they have claimed righty Trevor Kelley off waivers from the Red Sox. He had been selected to the Boston roster in July.

Kelley, 26, didn’t exactly stake a claim to a permanent job in his brief action last year at the game’s highest level. He didn’t get many swings and misses and surrendered eight earned runs in his first 8 1/3 big league innings.

But there was a reason that the Red Sox called upon the sidearming, sinkerballing newcomer. In his 65 1/3 Triple-A innings, Kelley carried a 1.79 ERA that stood out in the hitter-friendly International League. While his peripherals — 8.7 K/9, 2.9 BB/9, 1.10 HR/9, 33.5% groundball rate — weren’t exactly eye-popping, Kelley showed enough to make the Phils believe he can at least serve as worthwhile pen depth.

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  1. JDGoat

    3 years ago

    Does t look like he strikes many people out, but who cares if he can replicate the success he’s had. Good claim.

    Reply
    • deweybelongsinthehall

      3 years ago

      With such a weak system, his numbers in the minors didn’t deserve protecting him?

      Reply
  2. philsphan1979

    3 years ago

    Good move. Don’t be fooled by last years 8 IP and that 8 ERA. He’s still young, and could be a very effective pitcher out of the BP

    Reply
    • clepto

      3 years ago

      And he can coach the Eagles better than the current debacle.

      Reply
      • WubbaLubbaDubDub

        3 years ago

        Any of us could.

        Reply
      • dlevin11

        3 years ago

        Can he catch passes from Carson Wentz?

        Reply
        • DarkSide830

          3 years ago

          he’s better than Mack Hollins, that’s for sure

        • clepto

          3 years ago

          Time to move on from Carson?

        • VonPurpleHayes

          3 years ago

          Not yet. The guy is throwing to a bunch of nobodies. He has had 3 bad games this year, but they were really horrendous. Other than that, I think he’s been good. He’s not elite though.

      • cheesesteak

        3 years ago

        Hopefully this Kelley is better than Chip Kelly.

        Reply
        • Woods Rider

          3 years ago

          Or Ty Kelly

        • Nobby

          3 years ago

          Or Kelly’s Hero’s

  3. benintendiimpersonator

    3 years ago

    I really wanted to see this guy so good and know he can. GL Trevor!

    Reply
  4. Brixton

    3 years ago

    They’ll DFA him in a few weeks to try and sneak him through outright waivers

    Reply
  5. Captain Dunsel

    3 years ago

    I’d rather have Gene.

    Reply
  6. DarkSide830

    3 years ago

    i guess he’s better than a lot of guys we have. still would rather have Edubary though.

    Reply
  7. Johhos

    3 years ago

    He’s got options remaining …so he may end up at AAA .

    Reply
    • Woods Rider

      3 years ago

      Nothing wrong with a little pitching depth, especially on this team.

      Reply
  8. Black Ace57

    3 years ago

    Are the Phillies actually going to add anyone trusted in the pen? I have a bad feeling this will just be like when Klentak signed Hughes and Parker and tried to claim we had one of the top pens in the second half.

    Reply
    • VonPurpleHayes

      3 years ago

      It’s still early, but I also don’t think there is such a thing as a sure bet in the bullpen. Just look at Edwin Diaz. Also, Klentak never made that claim.

      Reply
      • Regi Green

        3 years ago

        Both Klentak and MacPhail talked about the bullpen being one of the best the 2nd half of the season,in that end of season press they had with Middleton.

        I’m usually a bit of a homer,trying to find the positives in this teams moves.I can’t do it with the 30 & 26 year old aaaa pitchers we’ve added to this point.Those additions sting a little bit,after the division champs added the best available lefty on the market.I just don’t have alot of faith that Klentak and MacPhail have it in them to find any hidden gems.

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        • VonPurpleHayes

          3 years ago

          I think they were referring to their pen getting healthy again which never really happened. As for not getting more arms at the break, last year’s team was not a move or two away. I was happy with them being a little conservative. I thought they made some smart little moves like Dickerson and Vargas, but nothing that would hurt them for 2020. This offseason is a real test.

        • Regi Green

          3 years ago

          No,they actually called the pen 1 of the best in the 2nd half.The way it was,with 2019 statistics.Dickerson was good,but Vargas was garbage.

  9. gibbs58

    3 years ago

    Oh good, Trevor Kelley. I just hope this doesn’t distract them from signing Moose. Wait … ohhh ….

    Reply

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