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‘Team-first’ Allen will pitch in any inning
- Updated: August 10, 2016
WASHINGTON — The last thing that Cody Allen is worried about right now is how his willingness to pitch in any inning might impact his paycheck through arbitration. The Indians reliever wants to win and, if that means moving out of the closer’s role for some games, that is fine by him.
One possible outcome of Allen’s approach to his job could be fewer dollars earned via arbitration negotiations, based upon the potential drop in saves. The right-hander knows the monetary risk involved, but he also believes the increased understanding in other statistics, combined with the recent market trends for relievers, will play a larger role in his financial future.
“I think arbitrarily, it may hurt just a little bit,” Allen said. “But, in terms of getting to free agency and how guys are getting paid, Kansas City, they reshaped the market. Look what Darren O’Day got. Ryan Madson was basically pitching the sixth and some in the seventh in Kansas City, and he was well compensated just for pitching really well in tight spots in those bridge innings.
“It’s becoming less of a thing in terms of what guys are getting on the free-agent market. Arbitrarily, yeah, it can still ding you up a little bit, but not enough where I think guys are going to shake their head at it and not be happy with it.”
In December 2015, O’Day received a …
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