Merrill Kelly began 2023 by pitching as the innings-eating workhorse of the Team USA rotation for the World Baseball Classic, including starting the championship game against Team Japan. He followed that up with 177.2 innings of regular season ball, down from his previous season career high, but still good for 27th in all of baseball with regard to innings pitched, behind the likes of Zac Gallen, Logan Webb, Gerrit Cole, and Aaron Nola. In other words, he was still in the company of rotation horses. He followed that up with 24 innings of work in four games in the playoffs before he finally called it a day.
2024 Diamondbacks player Reviews : #22, Merrill Kelly
