Kolby Allard Elects Free Agency, Open Market Awaits

0:00On April 17th, Colby Allard, the left-handed pitcher, just elected free agency after Cleveland sent him outright to AAA Columbus. He cleared waivers following a designation for assignment earlier this week, putting him on the open market right away. With over three years of service time and a prior outright waiver, Allard had the right to turn down the assignment, and that's exactly what he did. Most players in his spot end up resigning with their old team on a fresh minor league deal, and that's the smart bet here too. He's been yo-yoing between Cleveland's roster and the miners for nearly a year now, since running out of options. Back in February of 2025, he inked a minor league pact, got called up in April, faced a DFA in July, bounced back quick and repeated. The cycle this spring, last season he's shown as a swingman, throwing 65 innings with just 2.63 earned runs per nine. This year though, in a tiny sample of eight and two-thirds innings over four outings, he gave up 10 earned runs, which explains the waiver's clearing.

1:02Easy. Word is, he'll probably lock in another deal with the guards soon for that big league paycheck and depth, but a few injury-play teens might snack him. First keep an eye out as this shakes out. That's the story for today, MLB News Today, driven by AI. I'm Cory with the story.