• Full name Jared Matthew Kelley
  • Born 10/03/2001 in Victoria, TX
  • Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 230 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Refugio
  • Drafted in the 2nd round (47th overall) by the Chicago White Sox in 2020 (signed for $3,000,000).
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    A man among boys in the high school class, Kelley is the most MLB-ready prep pitcher thanks to his current stuff and physicality. Standing 6-foot-3, 215 pounds, Kelley runs his fastball up into the 97-99 mph range with shocking ease. He looks like he’s playing catch on the mound with a loose, fluid delivery and little to no head whack in his finish. Perhaps in part because of the ease of his entire operation, Kelley locates his premium stuff in a way that’s beyond his years, with some scouts projecting him to have future plus command. The ease in which he does everything makes it look like his fastball explodes out of his hand, and he pairs that pitch with a low-80s plus changeup that he throws with good arm speed. The pitch is a swing-and-miss offering with excellent diving life and, like he does with his fastball, Kelley shows good feel to spot it where he wants in or out of the strike zone. The biggest question with Kelley entering the spring was in regard to his breaking ball. Over the summer he showed a slider in the low 80s, sometimes-slurvy slider. It was inconsistent and far from the wipeout projection that teams would like to see out of the top high school pitcher in the class. While Kelley didn’t get a full spring season, scouts still saw signs of improvement from his breaking ball and gave it a chance for it to become average or above-average. Kelley will battle the stigma and spotty track record that comes with being a hard-throwing high school righty, while also competing in one of the strongest college pitching classes in recent memory. Still, he does several things at an exceptionally high level that are impossible to teach, and has No. 2 starter upside. Kelley is committed to Texas.

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  • RHP Jared Kelley assigned to Birmingham Barons from Winston-Salem Dash.
  • Birmingham Barons activated RHP Jared Kelley.
  • RHP Jared Kelley assigned to Birmingham Barons from Winston-Salem Dash.
  • Winston-Salem Dash activated RHP Jared Kelley from the 7-day injured list.
  • Winston-Salem Dash placed RHP Jared Kelley on the 7-day injured list.
  • RHP Jared Kelley assigned to Winston-Salem Dash from Birmingham Barons.

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