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Brewers Sign Greg Allen; Acquire Chris Roller From Guardians

By Darragh McDonald | August 31, 2023 at 12:10pm CDT

The Brewers have made a couple of moves, per Adam McCalvy of MLB.com. Outfielder Greg Allen has been signed to a minor league contract and outfielder Chris Roller has been acquired from the Guardians in exchange for cash. Both players will report to Triple-A Nashville for now but are eligible to play for the Brewers in the offseason by joining the organization prior to September 1. Roller was eligible to be traded after the deadline since he hasn’t been on a 40-man roster this year.

Allen, 30, began the year with the Red Sox on a minor league deal but was traded to the Yankees in May. The Yanks added Allen to their roster but he landed on the injured list after just 10 games due to a right hip flexor strain. He returned about six weeks later and played in 12 more games before being designated for assignment and electing free agency.

It was the seventh straight year in which Allen got a part-time gig in the big leagues, having bounced from Cleveland to San Diego, Pittsburgh and the Bronx over the years, never reaching 300 plate appearances in any one season. He’s hit .231/.300/.340 in that time, which translates to a wRC+ of 74. But thanks to his speed, he’s been able to steal 48 bases in 57 attempts and play all three outfield positions with strong grades for his glovework.

Roller, 26, is a somewhat similar player. A 30th-round draft pick of the Dodgers in 2017, he went to the Guardians in the Triple-A portion of the 2020 Rule 5 draft. Since then, he’s taken 768 plate appearances between Double-A and Triple-A with a .214/.325/.341 batting line, which translates to a wRC+ of 81. However, he’s stolen 34 bases in 45 tries, including going 13 for 17 this year.

Rosters expand from 26 to 28 in September, which gives clubs more leeway to deploy specialized players. Many teams around the league use the extra roster spot to have an extra speed-and-defense player on the bench. Neither Allen nor Roller are on the roster just yet, meaning they are outfield depth for the time being. But by joining the organization prior to September 1, they could be options for the Brewers over the next month and even into the postseason. Since they are not on the 40-man, they will have to be granted a commissioner’s exemption to replace an injured player in October, but that’s not seen as a meaningful obstacle.

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9 Comments

  1. thegreatgoodbye

    2 years ago

    Yankee GM Brian Cashman, we couldn’t trade anyone at the deadline because no one wanted our players ‍♂️

    Reply
  2. gormanthomasrules

    2 years ago

    Is Roller a major league deal?

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    • Col_chestbridge

      2 years ago

      Not from any reporting I’ve seen. He’s a former minor league Rule V pick, 26, and a
      Barely average hitter in AAA (101 wRC+) he’s probably just a body to occupy a roster spot for injury purposes. Roller hasn’t even played that much, 92 games and 300ish plate appearances suggest the Guards basically see him as org depth and nothing more.

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      • gormanthomasrules

        2 years ago

        That’s a relief. I know we have one 40-man spot open, and I keep expecting us to fill it in the dumbest, most redundant way possible, lol.

        Hopefully Tyler Black instead of Josh Donaldson.

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        • minor league guy

          2 years ago

          the second sentence of the article says greg allen was signed to a minor league deal… hoping both of these guys are minor league fill ins for our in-house options

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  3. SweetBabyRayKingsThickThighs

    2 years ago

    A pinch runner and an org filler for rest of minors season.

    Reply
  4. Prospectnvstr

    2 years ago

    I’m glad that “both players are eligible to play for the Brewers in the OFFSEASON by joining the organization prior to September 1”. I’m curious if either will make the POSTSEASON roster.

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    • Cora the Destroya

      2 years ago

      I was just going to post this. Big typo

      Reply
    • Vanilla Good

      2 years ago

      I totally skimmed over it and didn’t even notice the mistake haha

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