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D-backs Grant Zach McAllister His Release

By Steve Adams | August 2, 2023 at 1:33pm CDT

The Diamondbacks granted right-hander Zach McAllister his release from their Triple-A affiliate in Reno, MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes reports. He’d been with the Aces all season and is now a free agent.

McAllister, 35, hasn’t pitched in the big leagues since 2018. He spent six years as a steady back-of-the-rotation starter and then middle reliever in Cleveland, pitching to a combined 3.84 ERA with a 21.4% strikeout rate and 8% walk rate in 529 innings of work. McAllister fell off quickly, however; he was rocked for a 6.20 ERA in 45 frames during the 2018 season and hasn’t pitched at the MLB level since.

McAllister had brief stints with the Triple-A affiliates for the Dodgers (2019) and Phillies (2021) but didn’t reach 15 innings in either of those seasons. He tossed 67 2/3 frames of 3.99 ERA ball with the Cardinals’ top minor league club last year, striking out 30% of his opponents along the way, and has a 4.93 ERA in 38 1/3 Triple-A innings with Reno this season. It’s an ugly number on the surface, though it’s worth pointing out just how hitter-friendly the Pacific Coast League is; nearly two-thirds of PCL pitchers with 30 or more innings this year have an ERA north of 5.00. McAllister has again fanned 30% of his opponents in 2023, although his 11.2% walk rate leaves plenty to be desired.

With the D-backs not giving him a look before today’s out date, the veteran righty will head back to the market in search of a new opportunity with a club in clearer need of bullpen depth.

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6 Comments

  1. kroberts28

    2 years ago

    Forgot about this guy

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  2. Braves Butt-Head

    2 years ago

    I wonder if his brother Kevin is doing ok after being left Home Alone.

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  3. CATS44

    2 years ago

    I liked McAllister when he was early in his MLB career.

    His fastball had no movement, but he could spot it well, and he had a curve that was solid. With that combo…and in the Cleveland org…it figured that he would develop a third pitch that would make him a solid rotation piece that could eat innings.

    But, alas, that didnt happen.

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  4. sufferforsnakes

    2 years ago

    Geez, couldn’t he have done better than some of the stiffs they’ve thrown out there?

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  5. ChangedName

    2 years ago

    These Cleveland starters just fall off the face off the planet after leaving the team.

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    • Cleon Jones

      2 years ago

      Their goop is proprietary, 2nd only to Houston’s….hard to replicate elsewhere.

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