Cleveland Guardians: 1B Bobby Bradley clears waivers; LHP Logan Allen claimed by Orioles

Pitcher Logan Allen has found a new home in Baltimore while first baseman Bobby Bradley is back in a familiar setting.

First baseman Bobby Bradley, who was designated for assignment by the Cleveland Guardians as active rosters shrunk to 26 players heading into May, has cleared waivers and is on his way to Triple-A Columbus.

Left-handed pitcher Logan Allen, who was also designated for assignment earlier this month, was claimed by the Baltimore Orioles. Allen, 24, had a 4.50 ERA in four appearances with the Guardians this season, all in relief. He started last season as the team’s fifth starter to disastrous results, and while he showed some flashes of improvement later in the year, it was clear early on this season that he would become a roster casualty.

Allen was acquired by Cleveland in 2019 as part of the three-team Trevor Bauer trade that also brought Franmil Reyes (from the Padres) and Yasiel Puig (from the Reds) to the Guardians.

As for Bradley, not being picked up by another team just goes to show he still has plenty he needs to work on. The good news for him is that he’s just 25 years old and still knows how to crush a baseball – he hit 16 in 279 plate appearances last season.

As he heads back to Columbus, Bradley will need to do something to cut down on his strikeouts, which he has done 37% of the time at the major-league level. If he can manage to do that and still maintain some of those gaudy power numbers, he might find himself getting one more shot in the majors.