As Merril Kelly prepares to make his first start for the Texas Rangers, the man who traded him made some comments that seem to hint the starting pitcher won't be on the AL West team beyond this season. One has to wonder if that isn't one of the reasons he was willing to trade him at the deadline.
When a player as good as Kelly is dealt in a season just ahead of free agency, fans always dream that the player will eventually resign with the club that traded them. Not long after the deal went down, Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen fed into those dreams when explaining why he traded Kelly in the first place.