US EditionRangers Add Veteran Right-Hander Merrill Kelly in a Trade with the Diamondbacks
TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, JUL 30 – Merrill Kelly, with a 3.22 ERA and 121 strikeouts this season, moves to a contending Rangers team as the Diamondbacks continue trading key players to rebuild.
- On July 31, 2025, the Texas Rangers bolstered their rotation by acquiring Merrill Kelly, an experienced right-hander, from the Arizona Diamondbacks in a trade finalized just before the MLB deadline.
- The Diamondbacks decided to sell expiring contracts and add young talent after falling below.500 this season, prompting the trade of Kelly and other veterans like Eugenio Suarez.
- The Rangers made the deal to strengthen their rotation depth behind heavy workload starters deGrom, Leiter, and Rocker while tied with the Mariners for the AL’s final wild card spot.
- Kelly, 36, posted a 9-6 record with a 3.22 ERA, 2.81 ERA since May, and a 4-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio this season, making him a valuable rental with about $2.3 million left on his $7 million salary.
- The trade involved the Rangers sending three minor-league pitchers—left-handers Kohl Drake and Mitch Bratt, along with right-hander David Hagaman—to Arizona, and it is likely to push Texas beyond the $241 million competitive balance tax, underscoring their determination to compete.
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Rangers add veteran right-hander Merrill Kelly in a trade with the Diamondbacks
The Texas Rangers have acquired right-hander Merrill Kelly from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Thursday's move gives the Rangers a veteran starter with postseason experience.
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