Merrill Kelly The Deadline Gamble That Didn’t Pay Off At the 2025 trade deadline, the Rangers clearly decided they needed to win now — and they put serious chips on the table to try doing just that. Rather than selling off assets, Texas went all-in to augment its rotation and bullpen, sending a haul of pitching prospects — including Kohl Drake, Mitch Bratt and David Hagaman — to the Diamondbacks for veteran starter Merrill Kelly plus adding relievers like Danny Coulombe and Phil Maton. The hope was that Kelly would bolster a rotation already featu
