Baseball history is littered with pitchers who failed as starters; however, became incredibly successful pitching in relief. Joe Kelly may be the next pitcher to add his name to such a list.
2016 might go down as the year Joe Kelly finally found his niche. Always possessing a blazing fastball, Kelly, nonetheless, struggled mightily as a starting pitcher. Many people felt that Kelly’s raw velocity would translate well to the bullpen. It turns out that those people were rather prophetic.
From April 8 to June 1, Joe Kelly made six starts for the Boston Red Sox.