The Yankees placed Greg Allen on the 10-day injured list over the weekend after the outfielder strained his right hip flexor. It’s apparently a serious issue, as manager Aaron Boone told reporters this afternoon the club expected Allen to miss six to eight weeks (via Chris Kirschner of the Athletic).
It’s a tough break for the switch-hitting outfielder. Allen was looking to establish himself in a New York outfield that was already without Harrison Bader and since lost Aaron Judge to injury. He’d picked up a homer and a triple within his first 17 plate appearances since being acquired from the Red Sox in a minor trade last month. Allen has had a pair of brief stints with the Yankees over the past three years and performed well in each, though his overall MLB track record is modest.
In 292 career games, he’s a .231/.299/.340 hitter. Allen had some opportunities to carve out a role in Cleveland early in his career. His recent playing time has been more sporadic. He’s generally struggled offensively and is now on a second notable injury in as many seasons. He lost a good chunk of last year with a hamstring injury sustained while playing for the Pirates.
While the injuries to Judge and Bader are obviously far more significant problems, losing Allen for an extended stretch deals another hit to a Yankee outfield with few established players. New York has a group of Willie Calhoun, Jake Bauers, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Oswaldo Cabrera and Billy McKinney to take the reps on the grass. New York is using Giancarlo Stanton exclusively at designated hitter for now after an injured list stint due to a hamstring strain.
Bauers has hit well in limited playing time. Calhoun has been a roughly league average hitter. Kiner-Falefa and Cabrera have struggled, while McKinney just came up from the minors this week. Even once Judge and Bader come back, the Yankees figure to look for ways to add to the outfield via trade this summer.
Tough break for Allen. Wish him well in his recovery. Obviously, a bad timing for the Yankees, but in the long run all there losing is a pinch runner.
that’s some good english…maybe the south should have won.
When Willie Calhoun, Jake Bauers and Kiner-Falefa is your OF, you’ve got problems.
Jake bauers looks like he’s having a legitimate offensive breakout. Could easily be a 30 plus homer, high on base guy
If he’s high on base, sounds like he needs rehab…
Easily? Hyperbole much? He’s had several chances.
the Greg Allen revenge tour is now on hold 🙁
Where, in the good graces of baseball, is Gardner?
Bartolo Colon is still in baseball, prop him up in the outfield, and let his bat do the talkin’
Big Sexy officially retired about a week ago.
Revenge? The Red Sox gave Greg Allen an opportunity to show even for an MLB team to pick him up and pay him MLB minimum $700,000 a year.
I would personally be gratefully.
Tapia is out there.
My sources are telling me this is a phantom DL placement and a precursor to a DFA after Allen’s mean tweets from 2012 recently resurfaced
Who are you mad at? Who hurt you? Show us on the doll where the bad person touched you. Are they in the room now?
Oh sweet, a schizo in my replies!
If only they had a healthy Hicks to take his place!
Allen’s always had great speed but low obp.
Go get Tapia.
Honestly, they should. Best case scenario he has a Franchy Cordero-type debut and is a solid contributer til Judge comes back and then go from there.
Meanwhile Aaron Hicks is hitting .368 in albeit 23 PA’s for the Orioles
Yeah he just needed some good coaching and the right analytics team to pinpoint where he was going wrong in his swing and pitch decisions. You can’t cheat your way out of those
I had high hopes for Greg Allen last year. Much of what happened in Pittsburgh, carrying on in NY. Guy is made of glass.
And Hicks is doing pretty well.
Is Chad Curtis available? Another Yanker great!