MLB reliever Logan Allen Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

The Colorado Rockies have released southpaw Logan Allen, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reports (Twitter link).  Allen signed a minor-league deal with Colorado last August, but hasn’t yet seen any time on the Rockies’ MLB roster.

Not to be confused with current Cleveland Guardians left-hander Logan T. Allen (born in 1998), the elder Allen also formerly pitched for Cleveland, as well as the San Diego Padres and Baltimore Orioles from 2019-22.  Allen was a former top-100 prospect who has been involved in two significant trades during his career — he was one of four prospects sent by the Boston Red Sox to the Padres in the Craig Kimbrel deal in 2015 and he was part of the big three-team swap between the Guardians, San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds at the 2019 trade deadline.

Allen has tossed 96 1/3 innings at the Major League level and posted only a 5.89 ERA and a very low 15.5 percent strikeout rate.  The results haven’t been any better at Triple-A, as the lefty holds a 6.35 ERA over 253 2/3 frames at the top minor-league level.  This includes a 7.20 ERA over 45 innings with Triple-A Albuquerque this season, where Allen has only posted a 22.2 percent strikeout rate and a high 12.4 percent walk rate.

Even with the caveat that pitching in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League is no easy feat, Allen’s lack of results at Triple-A are troubling.  Still only 26 years old, his past track record could very well get him another look with another team on a minor-league contract.  Speculatively, Allen might seem like a good candidate to pitch overseas, as working in an international league could help him get his career on track.

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