"It was just a mismatch from the get-go," Kelly said on the Baseball Isn't Boring podcast. "If we had a playoff re-ranking, they might be ranked the eighth or ninth-best playoff team, you know what I mean? You're putting the Padres ahead of them, you're putting the Phillies ahead of them, you're putting the Mets ahead of them, you're putting the Braves ahead of them."
"It was just a complete mismatch," he added.