George Kirby or Zack Kelly

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News & Notes
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George Kirby or Zack Kelly Player Statistics
	George Kirby SP - SEA	Zack Kelly SP,RP - BOS
2026 Stats


Games Played	21	17

Games Started	21	0

Innings Pitched	127.0	16.1

Wins	8	0

Losses	9	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	3

Hits Allowed	135	14

Earned Runs	53	6

Home Runs Allowed	15	1

Strikeouts	110	14

Walks	26	7

ERA	3.76	3.31

WHIP	1.27	1.29

George Kirby or Zack Kelly Player Projections
	George Kirby SP - SEA	Zack Kelly SP,RP - BOS
2026 Projections


Games Played	29	51

Games Started	29	0

Innings Pitched	167.4	54.0

Wins	12	3

Losses	8	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	9

Hits Allowed	153	50

Earned Runs	65	28

Home Runs Allowed	20	7

Strikeouts	163	53

Walks	32	25

ERA	3.50	4.59

WHIP	1.10	1.38

George Kirby or Zack Kelly Player Notes
	George Kirby SP - SEA	Zack Kelly SP,RP - BOS
News
	George Kirby allowed five hits over seven scoreless innings with three strikeouts and one walk in a no-decision on Sunday against the Twins. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	The Red Sox placed Zack Kelly on the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
	Jeff Passan reports multiple teams have engaged the Mariners in a potential trade for George Kirby. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st	The Red Sox officially optioned Zack Kelly to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Fri, May 22nd
	George Kirby allowed seven runs on seven hits over four innings with three strikeouts in a loss on Monday against the Rangers. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	The Red Sox optioned Zack Kelly to Triple-A Worcester. Ari Koslow Thu, May 21st
	George Kirby allowed three hits across six scoreless innings with six strikeouts and one walk in a win on Monday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st	Zack Kelly has been called up from Triple-A. Vince DiSilvio Fri, Apr 3rd
	George Kirby will start on Monday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th	The Red Sox optioned RHP Zack Kelly to Triple-A Worcester. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 23rd
Notes
	George Kirby's 2025 surface stats regressed (4.21 ERA, 1.19 WHIP) as his pristine control wavered, highlighted by a career-high 5.5% walk rate and elevated hard-hit contact. The encouraging sign was a spike in strikeouts (26.1% K rate, 9.8 K/9), which kept his underlying indicators intact. His FIP was notably lower than his ERA, and his four-year track record of elite command and durability suggests the 2025 dip was more noise than skill erosion. Based on the 2026 projections and his underlying profile, Kirby profiles as a rebound SP2 whose draft cost should reflect last year's disappointment rather than his true talent. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros
	His strikeouts spiked last season, but his typically command "suffered" (to the tune of a low 2.07 BB/9). If the striekout surge continues this season, the sky is the limit for this ace. Anthony Gambale - Roto Street Journal

George Kirby or Zack Kelly Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	George Kirby SP - SEA			Zack Kelly SP,RP - BOS
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#110
Fri, Mar 27th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#85	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#279
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#66	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#274
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#18
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#222
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#35	vs SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57
Sat, Apr 4th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs SD	Randy Vasquez (7-6)	#378
Sun, Apr 5th	@ LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#295	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#248
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#5
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#71
Fri, Apr 10th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#143	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56
Sat, Apr 11th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#274	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#128
Sun, Apr 12th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#299	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111
Mon, Apr 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#222	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84
Tue, Apr 14th	@ SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (7-6)	#378	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)
Thu, Apr 16th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#248
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#37
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-6)	#2
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#96
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#191	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#280
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#189	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14
Fri, Apr 24th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132
Sat, Apr 25th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#115	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70
Sun, Apr 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#44
Mon, Apr 27th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#106	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#21	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#73
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#309
Fri, May 1st	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#222
Sat, May 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#276
Sun, May 3rd	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#154	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#299
Mon, May 4th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#290	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#138
Tue, May 5th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#139	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Wed, May 6th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#204	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#96
Fri, May 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#65	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#377
Sat, May 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#180
Sun, May 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#80	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#100
Mon, May 11th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#116
Tue, May 12th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#143	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Wed, May 13th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#274	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#207
Thu, May 14th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#222	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (10-5)	#10
Fri, May 15th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (7-6)	#378	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#333
Sat, May 16th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#248	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#139
Sun, May 17th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#300	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (7-4)	#182
Mon, May 18th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#190	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122
Tue, May 19th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#180	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 20th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#65	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#72
Fri, May 22nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#78	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#106
Sat, May 23rd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#385	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Sun, May 24th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84
Mon, May 25th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#189
Tue, May 26th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-7)	#81	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#333
Wed, May 27th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#251	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#139
Fri, May 29th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#228	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134
Sat, May 30th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#194	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42
Sun, May 31st	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#126	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51
Mon, Jun 1st	vs NYM	Austin Warren
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#181	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#63
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#135
Fri, Jun 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#66
Sat, Jun 6th	@ DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#104
Sun, Jun 7th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#96	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15
Mon, Jun 8th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#287	@ TB	Ian Seymour (8-3)	#87
Tue, Jun 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#100
Wed, Jun 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#17
Thu, Jun 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#44
Fri, Jun 12th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#192	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sat, Jun 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#52	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11
Sun, Jun 14th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#366	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Tue, Jun 16th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Wed, Jun 17th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#44	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#177
Thu, Jun 18th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#63	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#73
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#33
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#167	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-6)	#75
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#40	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#9
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#123	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#427
Wed, Jun 24th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#318
Thu, Jun 25th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#101	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#85	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#64
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (5-5)	#23
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#102
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#245	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#288
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#46	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#52
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#263
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#35
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#93	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#424
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#73	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#245
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#86	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#190
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#264	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#80
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#119	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#180
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#100	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#49	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (8-3)	#87	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (2-2)	#156
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#61	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#219
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16	vs TB	Ian Seymour (8-3)	#87
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#97	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#68
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#110	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#63
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#26
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#44
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#73
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25
Mon, Jul 27th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#82	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#95
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#94	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-7)	#81
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#309	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#191
Thu, Jul 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-1)	#324
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#106	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#13
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#77
Tue, Aug 4th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-1)	#60	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#80
Wed, Aug 5th	vs DET	Drew Anderson	#142	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#65
Thu, Aug 6th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#17	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#95
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#49	vs ATH	Gage Jump (4-7)	#81
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (8-3)	#87	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Tue, Aug 11th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#66	@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#146
Wed, Aug 12th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#64	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#144
Thu, Aug 13th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#93
Fri, Aug 14th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#116	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#101
Sat, Aug 15th	@ HOU			@ PIT
Sun, Aug 16th	@ HOU			@ PIT
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIL			vs ARI
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIL			vs ARI
Thu, Aug 20th	@ MIL
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CHC			vs SF
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CHC			vs SF
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CHC			vs SF
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PHI			@ MIA
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PHI			@ MIA
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PHI			@ MIA
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TOR			@ NYY
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TOR			@ NYY
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TOR			@ NYY
Mon, Aug 31st	@ BOS			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 1st	@ BOS			vs SEA
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ BOS			vs SEA
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs ATH			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATH			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATH			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATH			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TEX			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TEX			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TEX
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATH			vs KC
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATH			vs KC
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATH			vs KC
Mon, Sep 14th	@ LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ LAA			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 16th	@ LAA			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 18th	@ COL			@ TB
Sat, Sep 19th	@ COL			@ TB
Sun, Sep 20th	@ COL			@ TB
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs HOU			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs HOU			vs CLE
Thu, Sep 24th	vs LAA			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAA			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAA			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAA			vs CHC
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15
Thu, May 7th				vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#49
Thu, May 28th				vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#7
Thu, Jun 4th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#433
Wed, Jul 1st				vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#193
Mon, Aug 10th				@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ARI
Mon, Sep 7th				vs LAA
Thu, Sep 17th				@ TEX