PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 09: Catcher Carson Kelly #18 of the Arizona Diamondbacks during the MLB game against the Cincinnati Reds at Chase Field on April 09, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Reds defeated the Diamondbacks 6-5 in 10 innings. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
With Yadier Molina and Andrew Knizner on the St Louis Cardinals’ roster, an old reunion of former St. Louis catchers is happening with Carson Kelly in Arizona.
For years, Carson Kelly was viewed as the next in line behind the plate for the St Louis Cardinals. In Kelly’s case, it was never that he fell off as a prospect, it was just that Yadier Molina never yielded his spot.