Casey Kelly to become a full-time pitcher

Casey Kelly and the Red Sox will abandon the shortstop experiment and focus full-time on pitching.

"We feel like he has a chance to pitch in the upper Minors and he's talented," said Epstein. "He could, if everything breaks his way, force his way on to the Major League radar screen sometime in the next year or two. We think he'll benefit from being in the big league atmosphere and working with [pitching coach] John Farrell, from seeing how Jon Lester and Josh Beckett, among others, go about their business, as he completes this transition of being a full-time pitcher."

As I referenced in a previous article, Kelly projects as a solid starting pitcher in the major leagues. He has excellent command and finesse for a pitcher of his age and experience level.