Could Carson Kelly love April as a Chicago Cub any more? The guy becomes Barry Bonds this time of year when wearing blue.
No, seriously, he does (Statcast):
Kelly was at it again last night, taking a two strike pitch WAY out to center field to turn what had become an uncomfortably close game into more of a blowout:
CARSON KELLY 3-RUN HOMER! pic.twitter.com/vglt920y9W
— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) April 15, 2026On the year, the 31-year-old backstop is up to .333/.455/.467/167 wRC+, once again forcing Craig Counsell to find as many ways as possible to keep his bat in the lineup (all the more challenging when Miguel Amaya – .280/.438/.440/157 – is also raking!).
Of course, that’s how things played out last year, and we saw some of the wearing down at the plate as the year went on. Catching is just so hard on a guy’s body, especially after age-30, and continuing to produce at a top-tier offensive clip for a full season while catching so often is almost impossible. We’ll probably see regression again this year, but hopefully a little less than the second half last season.
Heck, it makes you wonder at what point Kelly’s age and bat combine to put him in a territory where you start thinking about other positional plans as he goes toward his mid-30s. Kelly is a free agent after this year, though, and obviously we know a guy is a LOT more valuable if he’s raking WHILE playing behind the plate, so it’s probably a question for another day. I just don’t really want to see the offense fall off again this year like last year, if this version of Kelly is otherwise somewhat repeatable/sustainable.
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