I'm here to see Kelly, the best blue chip in the trade market. By the way, will Arizona send it?

Jul 21, 2025

I'm here to see Kelly, the best blue chip in the trade market. By the way, will Arizona send it?
Arizona Diamondbacks Merrill Kelly takes the mound against the St. Louis Cardinals at Chase Field on the 21st (Korea time) and sprays the ball vigorously. AP Yonhap News



Merrill Kelly (Arizona Diamondbacks), who is considered the first major league success case from KBO, won with a quality start in his first appearance in the second half.

Kelly started against the St. Louis Cardinals at Chase Field on the 21st (Korea time), and gave up three hits and four walks in six innings, but blocked them with two runs to lead the team to a 5-3 victory.

Kelly, who threw 122 innings in 21 games this season, is a pitcher who is drawing the most attention these days with 9-5 record, 3.32 ERA and 118 strikeouts. This is because he has been 2-1 with a 2.63 ERA in four games in July since the San Francisco Giants match on the 3rd.




Attention is focusing on Kelly's recent move because the trade deadline (7 a.m. on August 1) is now only about 10 days away.

Will Arizona put Kelly on the trade market.

At the moment, it does not seem to be very likely. Arizona has returned to a winning percentage of 50% (50 wins and 50 losses) for the first time in 18 days since the 3rd, as it has won four consecutive games.




Arizona will not let go of Kelly, who is serving as a real ace this year, unless he gives up the season. Moreover, Kelly's presence is inevitable as Corbin Burns, who signed a six-year, $210 million FA contract last winter and wore an Arizona uniform, ended the season with Tommy John Surgery.

I'm here to see Kelly, the best blue chip in the trade market. By the way, will Arizona send it?
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Meanwhile, USA Today reporter Bob Nightingale reported that the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, who are looking for starting pitchers, have dispatched scouts to Phoenix to observe Diamondbacks Jack Gallen and Merrill Kelly. The Yankees are closely watching not only the two pitchers but also Arizona third baseman Euhenio Suarez.

According to Nightingale's report, the scouts of the two teams would have checked Kelly's pitching on the day.




Gallen and Kelly have been Arizona's one-two punch for the last two to three years. Both players will be eligible for FA at the end of this season. If Arizona sets a rebuilding policy, it can trade one of the two pitchers for prospects.

In the case of Kelly, he made his big league debut when he joined Arizona in 2019 after spending four years in the KBO League. Kelly, who played only 13 games last year due to injury, is considered to be a second or third starter on any team, so it seems clear that Arizona is also open to trade.

However, if you have playoff hopes, you can't trade Kelly.

In this regard, MLB.com said, `Arizona is unlikely to be a buyer in the trade market unless it undergoes a dramatic change this week after the All-Star break.' But that doesn't mean they're sending out a large number of prospective FA. I can trade Gallen or Kelly, but I'm not going to sell either.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.