Padres trade Greg Allen for Yankees James Reeves

On Wednesday afternoon, it was reported that the the Padres had traded outfielder Greg Allen to the Yankees in exchange for reliever Jeremy Reeves.

The 27-year old Allen was originally acquired by San Diego in their trade for pitcher Mike Clevinger. He appeared in just one game for the Padres where he stole a base and scored a lone run. In his career, Allen has slashed .239/.298/.343 across four seasons.

The left-handed Reeves was a 10th-round pick by the Yankees back in the 2015 MLB draft out of The Citadel. In five seasons at the minor league level — mainly as a reliever — he had a 2.30 ERA.

Here’s what our very Andrew Mearns, writer at Pinstripe Alley, had to say about the young pitcher:

“As for the pitcher the Yankees sent to San Diego in the trade, Reeves is just a few months younger than Allen and has only appeared in one game above Double-A. Primarily a lefty reliever in the minors, he was drafted out of The Citadel in 2015 and last recorded a 1.87 ERA, 0.995 WHIP, and 11.1 K/9 in 33 games between Trenton and Tampa in 2019, albeit with only decent control (3.5 BB/9). Given that he’ll turn 28 in June and has minimal experience against MLB-caliber hitters, Reeves was expendable in exchange for big league depth.”