Merrill Kelly is a Arizona Diamondbacks SP projected for 187 fantasy points on 168.5 IP, 119 K, 4.9 ERA, 1.451 WHIP by the managr projection engine. Monte-Carlo outcome odds put an elite season at 0% and a bust at 15%.
Projection snapshot: 2026-09-28. Rebuilt daily.
Merrill Kelly's 2026 projection is built on 168 innings as a full-time starter.
Across 8 seasons with meaningful innings, Kelly's biggest strikeout year came in 2023 at age 34: 187 strikeouts over 178 innings, with 12 wins. Innings across 2024, 2025 and 2026 ran 74, 184 and 162.
In 2026, Kelly's 4.94 ERA came in below a 6.35 expected ERA. Expected ERA is built from the quality of contact allowed rather than the runs that scored, so fewer runs crossed than that contact would usually produce.
Tracking data from 2026: Kelly struck out 16.1% of batters and walked 9.9%, a strikeout-minus-walk rate of 6.2 points, and hitters missed on 21.6% of their swings. Contact against Kelly averaged 89.6 mph off the bat, with an 11.0% barrel rate.
Kelly's projected range runs from a 177-point floor to a 371-point upside, around a 187-point median: a spread of 194 points, or 104% of the median.
By statistical profile, the closest comparisons to Kelly on the board are Michael McGreevy, Seth Lugo and Nick Lodolo.
At 37, Kelly is at the age where velocity and durability become the leading risks for pitchers, and the multi-year valuation discounts later seasons accordingly.
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