(Diamondbacks Under Review) Merrill Kelly Heads to Rangers as D-backs Reload Pitching Pipeline
The Arizona Diamondbacks have completed one more significant trade, sending right-hander Merrill Kelly to the Texas Rangers in exchange for three pitching prospects. Zac Gallen, the team’s Opening Day starter, will remain in Arizona.
Kelly became the fourth expiring contract to be dealt ahead of the deadline. The team sent Josh Naylor and Eugenio Suárez to the Mariners, and Randal Grichuk to the Royals. The last time Kelly started a game at Globe Life Field, it was Game 2 of the 2023 World Series, where he outdueled his future teammate (Jordan Montgomery) in a 9-1 victory.