5 years agoCarson Kelly was finally given the chance to start in 2019 after years of being a backup and should be one of the top-10 catchers drafted heading into 2020. Kelly, once considered the heir apparent to Yadier Molina in St. Louis, was traded to Arizona ahead of the 2019 season and put up solid, if unspectacular numbers in his first season in the desert. Kelly batted .245 with 18 homers, 47 RBI and 46 runs scored in 111 games and appears poised to improve upon those numbers in 2020. The 25-year-old backstop led all catchers last season with a 48.7 percent hard-hit rate thanks to an 89 MPH average exit velocity that was above the MLB average. Kelly also boasts strong plate discipline for a young player. His career strikeout rate is an impressive 20 percent and last season he was second among all catchers with a 13.2 percent walk rate. This lead to a .348 on-base percentage that seems sustainable going forward giving Kelly more fantasy value in OBP leagues or points formats that reward walks. Kelly is currently being drafted as the 10th catcher off the board and just outside the top-200 overall. This is solid value for a young player with upside who has shown the ability to hit MLB pitching. If you're waiting on catcher, Kelly is a good player to target late after the top catching options are off the board.--Mike Schwarzenbach - RotoBaller