Cleveland wasted no time making a move after Logan Allen allowed six earned runs in 1.1 innings this afternoon, announcing that the 23-year-old will be optioned to Triple-A on Friday.
There doesn’t appear to be anything wrong mechanically with Allen — his velocity hasn’t dipped, his release point has stayed consistent — but his command has left him over his last three starts. Allen was awarded the fifth starter position after a hot spring training but hasn’t lived up to the great March he had in Goodyear, Arizona.
The lefty allowed 10 earned runs in 14.