Red Sox righty Zack Kelly went unclaimed on outright waivers following his recent DFA, reports Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com. He has more than three years of major league service and, as such, can now become a free agent.
Kelly, 32 next March, has a solid big league track record and pitched well in limited action with Boston this season before a fracture in his right elbow ended his season. He tossed 16 1/3 innings and recorded a 3.31 ERA with a 19.7% strikeout rate and 9.9% walk rate. Dating back to his 2022 major league debut, the former undrafted free agent has pitched 131 big league innings with a 4.04 earned run average, a 22.4% strikeout rate, a 10.2% walk rate and a 45.4% ground-ball…
