Carson Kelly

The Cubs finalized a two-year free agent deal with catcher Carson Kelly on Friday evening. The Apex Baseball client is reportedly guaranteed $11.5MM with the chance to earn another $500K annually via incentives. Kelly will make $5MM salaries in each of the next two seasons and is guaranteed a $1.5MM buyout on a $7.5MM mutual…

Jon Heyman of MLB Network had reported earlier in the week that the two sides were nearing an agreement, so it's no surprise to see that they got the details ironed out. The 30-year-old backstop split his 2024 season between the Tigers and Rangers where he slashed .238/.313/.374 with nine homers and 37 RBI while grading out well in all defensive metrics. It'll be interesting to see how exactly the playing time shakes out there between Kelly and Miguel Amaya with Matt Thaiss also potentially in the mix.

The Cubs announced they have signed catcher Carson Kelly to a two-year deal, per Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune. The backstop will earn $11.5MM, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. There’s also a mutual option for 2027 and $500K of incentives available each year, per Jesse Rogers of ESPN. Per Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic,…

The Cubs are reportedly progressing toward a contract with free agent catcher Carson Kelly, according to both Robert Murry of FanSided and Jon Heyman of the New York Post. More to come…