Guardians' Michael Kelly: Reassigned to minors camp
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Kelly was reassigned Friday to the minor-league side of Guardians camp, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.
Hunter Gaddis and Tim Herrin will claim the final two spots in the Opening Day bullpen for Cleveland. Kelly made his MLB debut with the Phillies last year at age 29 but logged only four inning of relief before being outrighted off their 40-man roster in July.
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Guardians' Michael Kelly: Inks minor-league deal
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Kelly signed a minor-league contract with the Guardians on Wednesday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
Kelly's deal with Cleveland includes an invitation to big-league spring training in February, allowing the 30-year-old to showcase his talents against major-league caliber batters ahead of the 2023 campaign. The reliever made his big-league debut in 2022, surrendering one earned run while striking out four batters over four innings with the Phillies. With plenty of established arms already part of Philadelphia's bullpen, it seems unlikely Kelly will end up cracking the Opening Day roster.
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Phillies' Michael Kelly: Clears waivers
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The Phillies outrighted Kelly to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Thursday.
Philadelphia initially optioned Kelly off the 26-man active roster Wednesday, and at some point in the 24 hours that followed, the organization designated him for assignment. With the 29-year-old reliever having gone unclaimed upon being exposed to waivers, he'll stick in the organization and serve as bullpen depth at the Triple-A level.
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Phillies' Michael Kelly: Moves back to minors
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The Phillies optioned Kelly to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Thursday, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
In a corresponding move, the Phillies selected the contract of infielder Will Toffey from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Since Kelly worked an inning out of the bullpen in both of the past two days, he was unlikely to be available for Wednesday's series finale in Toronto.
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Phillies' Michael Kelly: Back with big-league club
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Kelly was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday.
Kelly made his big-league debut in mid-June but has been in the minors for the past couple weeks, and he'll rejoin the big club Friday. The 29-year-old has a 7.33 ERA in 23 outings for Lehigh Valley this year, though he delivered scoreless frames in each of his first two major-league appearances.
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Phillies' Michael Kelly: Heads to Triple-A
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The Phillies optioned Kelly to Triple-A Lehigh Valley following Sunday's 9-3 loss to the Nationals.
Kelly struck out one over a perfect inning of relief Sunday and maintains an unblemished ERA through his first two appearances in the majors, but it won't be enough for him to stick around with the big club. He should find himself near the top of the list for a call-up if the Phillies require an additional bullpen arm at any point.
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Phillies' Michael Kelly: Gets first call-up to majors
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The Phillies selected Kelly's contract from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Monday, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
Kelly joins the Philadelphia bullpen as a replacement for right-hander James Norwood, who was designated for assignment in a corresponding move. The 29-year-old right-hander will head to the majors for the first time in his career after turning in a 5.00 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and 27:9 K:BB across 18 innings at Lehigh Valley.
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Phillies' Mike Kelly: Signs with Phillies
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Kelly signed with the Phillies as a non-roster invitee Tuesday.
Kelly, a 29-year-old righty, has yet to make his major-league debut. He threw 44.2 innings for Triple-A Sugar Land in 2021, cruising to a 2.82 ERA, but a player his age looking good against minor-league hitters isn't something to get too excited about.
