Christian Bethancourt was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the San Diego Padres on December 10, 2015. The Braves in exchange received Casey Kelly and Ricardo Rodriguez.
Bethancourt is a catcher who split 2015 between Triple A Gwinnett and the Braves. He hit .327/.359/.480 with 4 HR, 31 RBI, 25 R, 5 SB in 52 games at Gwinnett and .200/.225/.290 with 2 HR, 12 RBI, 16 R, 1 SB in 48 games with the Braves. Over three MLB seasons with the Braves he hit .219/.245/.283 with 2 HR, 21 RBI, 23 R, 2 SB in 80 games. His MLB caught stealing rate is 33%. He originally signed with the Braves in 2008 as an amateur free agent out of Panama. Bethancourt will be 25 on September 2nd.
RHP Kelly split 2015 between Double A San Antonio, Triple A El Paso and the Padres. He was 1-8, 4.94 ERA, 60 K, 1.56 WHIP, .281, 1 SV in 82.0 IP over 27 games with 14 GS, at SAn Antonio 1-2, 6.32 ERA, 14 K, 1.60 WHIP, .317 BAA in 15.2 IP over 4 games with 3 GS at El Paso and 0-2, 7.94 ERA, 7 K, 1.94 WHIP, .365 BAA in 11.1 IP over 3 games with 2 GS with the Padres. Over two MLB seasons with the Padres he was 2-5, 6.69 ERA, 33 K, 1.76 WHIP,.330 BAA in 40.1 IP over 9 games with 8 GS. He was originally drafted by the Red Sox with the 30th pick of the first round in 2008. Kelly will be 27 on October 4th.
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