TODAY: Allen did elect to become a free agent, but has now re-signed with the Diamondbacks on a new minor league deal. The southpaw is getting the start today for Triple-A Reno.
JUNE 13: Diamondbacks left-hander Logan Allen went unclaimed on outright waivers and has been assigned to Triple-A Reno, per the team’s transaction log at MLB.com. He was designated for assignment over the weekend. Allen has been outrighted in the past and will thus have the right to reject the assignment in favor of free agency.
The 27-year-old Allen, not to be confused with the Cleveland southpaw of the same name, appeared in a dozen games for the Diamondbacks and pitched 28 innings. He was tagged for an ugly 5.46 ERA in that time, though the bulk of the damage came in his final outing, when he surrendered six runs in a single inning of work against the Padres. Prior to that collapse, he’d tossed 27 frames of 3.67 ERA ball with a 16.9% strikeout rate, 7.6% walk rate and 44.8% ground-ball rate.
That marked Allen’s first MLB action since 2022. The former eighth-round pick at one point ranked among the sport’s 100 best prospects on several publications and has been in multiple trades of note but has yet to solidify himself as a steady big league contributor. Originally drafted by Boston, he’s since suited up for San Diego, Cleveland and Baltimore in addition to his current run in Arizona, but he’s been hit hard, yielding a 5.79 ERA in 124 1/3 MLB innings.
Cleveland pick him up
Lol.
A few years ago this guy had superstar prospect status after putting up a 1 something ERA in AAA hitter’s league where AVG ERA is nearly 5!
Showed up at ST (2018 maybe) and couldn’t get an out and just tail spinner from there.
Prospects are suspects – trade them while you can for proven mlb players.
He sucks. Enough already.
Our Logan Allen ain’t much better.
Yeah, I remember those days from when I was sufferfortribe. But still, yours is better, for sure. I cringed every time ours took the mound. Can’t wait for the day when Gallen, Kelley, and ERod are back healthy.
ERod will suddenly get healthy when his contract runs out.
Jon – They were both yours once – at the same time.
Why? Haven’t they learned anything?