Merrill Kelly Unlikely To Be Ready For Opening Day
MLB Trade Rumors • • sports
Key Points:
- Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly is experiencing back discomfort and has undergone multiple tests, with no major issues found yet, but he does not expect to be ready for Opening Day.
- Kelly played catch recently but still felt pain, making a stint on the injured list a possibility, which would open the rotation spot for Zac Gallen, Ryne Nelson, Eduardo Rodriguez, Brandon Pfaadt, or Michael Soroka.
- Kelly, 37, spent over six seasons with the Diamondbacks before being traded to the Rangers last summer and has expressed openness to returning to Arizona as a free agent.
- The Diamondbacks signed Kelly to a two-year, $40 million deal in the offseason, relying on a rotation that includes several pitchers who struggled
