Jarred Kelenic Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 1" / 206 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 7/16/1999 (24)
- Experience
- 3
- College
- None
Jarred Kelenic Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Jarred Kelenic News
Atlanta Braves outfielder Jarred Kelenic is on the bench on Friday with the team facing a left-hander. With Kelenic starting on the bench, Adam Duvall will make the start in left field for Atlanta and hit sixth in the batting order versus Texas Rangers left-hander Andrew Heaney. It's not out of the ordinary for Kelenic to get benched against a left-handed pitcher and he could use the break right now after going 2-for-13 with six strikeouts in his last four games played. The 24-year-old former Seattle Mariner has otherwise enjoyed his time so far in Atlanta, going 14-for-39 (.359) but with no home runs and only three RBI to show for it in his first 14 games. Duvall is hitless in his two career at-bats against Heaney.
Atlanta Braves outfielder Jarred Kelenic will start Wednesday's game against southpaw Jose Quintana and the visiting New York Mets on the bench. The move to the bench against a left-hander comes as no surprise as the Braves added the righty-swinging Adam Duvall just before Opening Day to platoon with Kelenic in left field after he was originally scheduled to handle primary left-field duties with the Braves this season. Acquired in a trade with the Mariners this winter, the 24-year-old is off to a hot start, hitting .462 (9-for-26) but he is also without a home run or a stolen base and has struck out in 31% of his plate appearance, a trend that's continued from last season. Additionally, he sports a massive .706 BABIP that will crater sharply moving forward.
Atlanta Braves outfielder Jarred Kelenic will head to the bench on Friday against the Arizona Diamondbacks with the team facing a left-handed pitcher. With Kelenic starting on the pine, Adam Duvall will make the start in left field for the Braves and will hit sixth against Diamondbacks left-hander Tommy Henry. It's not going to be uncommon for Kelenic to sit against left-handed hurlers, at least early on in 2024. The 35-year-old Duvall has three hits and three RBI in his first 10 at-bats of the 2024 season in three games and will be a sneaky DFS play against a soft-tossing left-hander on Friday. Duvall is a career .233 hitter with 45 home runs and 127 RBI in 897 plate appearances against southpaw. He's never faced Henry in his career.
Batting Order
1 | Ronald Acuña Jr. |
2 | Orlando Arcia |
3 | Austin Riley |
4 | Matt Olson |
5 | Marcell Ozuna |
6 | Travis d'Arnaud |
7 | Adam Duvall |
8 | Michael Harris II |
9 | David Fletcher |
Jarred Kelenic Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Ronald Acuña Jr. |
2 | Orlando Arcia |
3 | Austin Riley |
4 | Matt Olson |
5 | Marcell Ozuna |
6 | Travis d'Arnaud |
7 | Adam Duvall |
8 | Michael Harris II |
9 | David Fletcher |
Atlanta Braves outfielder Jarred Kelenic was dealt from the Mariners to the Braves this winter but it appears his role with his new club can offer more fantasy value than his previous usage on the West Coast. The 24-year-old was largely deployed in a platoon role in the 2023 season when he hit 11 home runs with 13 stolen bases across 416 plate appearances with the Mariners. However, Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos has indicated he is leaning toward playing Kelenic every day in left field in 2024. The fact that Kelenic put forth reverse splits in 2023 and actually hit for more average and power off of left-handers makes the everyday role rather intriguing. He is projected for 17 homers and 14 steals by ATC in 510 plate appearances in the 2024 season and that type of production warrants his 219.75 ADP.