Pitcher Zack McAllister and the Cleveland Indians settled on a $1.825M contract on Friday.
McAllister was a steady member of the Indians bullpen, finishing the season on a positive note after a mid-season stint on the disabled list. He recorded scoreless outings over each of his first 8 games (7.1 IP) after being limited in spring training
due to an illness. 13 of his 51 relief outings on the season were scoreless.
He was on the 15-day Disabled List from July 7-28 with right hip discomfort after making a spot start (1.0IP, 1H, 3R/ER) on July 2 at Toronto which was the result of a 19.0-inning contest the previous day. McAllister recorded a relief ERA of 3.10 (49.1IP, 51H, 17ER, 51SO) in 2016 and averaged 9.3 strikeouts per 9.0 IP on the season. He Rehabbed at AA Akron and AAA Columbus, July 18-28.
Upon his activation from the D.L. he recorded an ERA of 1.40 (25.2IP, 25H, 4ER, 8BB, 26SO) the remainder of the season and from August 5 thru the end of the season posted an ERA of 0.82 (22.0IP, 17H, 2ER, 6BB, 22SO, .207 avg). Over his last 12 outings after August 25 he allowed 2 runs (1ER) over his last 12.2IP (0.71)...Recorded 7 holds on the season. Batters hit .272 (28-103) off him with runners on base, .236 (17-72) with RISP and .162 (6-37) with RISP-2outs. He allowed an OPS of .788 (122PA's) vs. righties on the year.
Right-handed batters struck out 17 times in 50 PA (34.0%) against McAllister in the second half of the season. His final outing of the season was a rain-shortened spot start at Detroit on Sept 28 (2.0IP 1H, 0R, 1BB, 1K) and was a candidate to start game #162 at Detroit if required.
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