Baseball America Online – Player Finder [KELLY, MIKE]
I don’t like that he ended up in the Yankees organization (and I wonder about the stumbling All Star Stats, who still show him as KC property, but playing in Columbus), but he’s showing all the good signs (apart from his average) that I liked about him in the preseason.
That means he’s taking walks and hitting for power. The AVG isn’t there, but this is a guy who spent most of the past three years watching TV when he wasn’t playing softball.
A star? Not hardly, but a good reason to read the transaction lists. If the Royals still had him he’s be a better addition (except defensively) than Adrian Brown. And I like Adrian Brown, too.