Boston Red Sox fans have been saying it over and over for the better part of two and a half years now. Joe Kelly’s stuff is nasty, this is the year he puts it all together and figures it out.
What resulted was a 4.11 ERA in 2014, a 4.82 ERA in 2015, and a 5.18 ERA in 2016. Needless to say, Joe Kelly has not put it all together and figured it out.
Or maybe he has. Joe Kelly’s 2016 campaign is perfectly split between the two halves. In the first half, Kelly began operating in the first inning, making six starts.