Uncover Hidden Gems: Waiver Wire Picks from Baseball's Elite Scorers
Carson Kelly, C, Chicago Cubs (45% rostered)
The catcher position hasn’t exactly been a boon in the early going. Of the 12 backstops with over 60 at-bats, only two are hitting over .250. But few of us are looking for our catcher to win our league for us — we just want them to produce when they take the field.
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Such has been the case for Carson Kelly.
Kelly has been on a rampage this season, delivering a gaudy 1.502 OPS thus far. Sure, it’s a very small sample size, as Kelly doesn’t play every day (he’s sharing catching duties with Miguel Amaya), but you can’t deny production; his Statcast page, while not highlighted due to his lack of plate appearances, is a sea of red. And it’s not like he’s been overly lucky in the small sample size either, as he only has a .269 BABIP (career mark of .257).
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