Padres Acquire Mike Clevinger, Greg Allen & PTBNL from Indians

August 31st, 2020

SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Padres have acquired right-hander Mike Clevinger, outfielder Greg Allen and a player to be named later from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for catcher Austin Hedges, infielders Gabriel Arias and Owen Miller, outfielder Josh Naylor, left-hander Joey Cantillo and right-hander Cal Quantrill, Executive Vice President/General Manager A.J. Preller announced today.

Clevinger, 29, went 1-1 with a 3.18 ERA (8 ER, 22.2 IP) and 21 strikeouts in four starts for the Indians this season and held opponents to two-or-fewer runs in three of those four starts. In 2019, Clevinger posted a 13-4 record with a 2.71 ERA (38 ER, 126.0 IP), 1.06 WHIP, and 169 strikeouts (12.07 SO/9.0 IP) to just 37 walks in 21 starts. He threw 100+ pitches in 13 consecutive starts (7/17-9/19/19) and won a career-best 10 consecutive decisions from July 3 to September 8.

Since the beginning of the 2018 season, Clevinger is 27-13 with a 2.92 ERA (113 ER, 348.2 IP), the 4th-lowest mark among all qualifying American League starters behind Justin Verlander (2.56), Gerrit Cole (2.76) and Blake Snell (2.82). He also ranks 7th in the AL during that span in WHIP (1.13) and opponents average (.219), 10th in SO/9.0 IP (10.25), 13th in strikeouts (397) and 14th in fWAR (8.8).

Originally selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the 4th round of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player draft, Clevinger has posted a 42-22 record with a 3.20 ERA (186 ER, 523.1 IP), 1.20 WHIP and 584 strikeouts in 101 career games (88 starts). The Jacksonville, Fl. native has the 4th-highest career winning percentage (.661) among all active Major League starters (min. 50 starts), trailing only Walker Buehler (.742), Shane Bieber (.727) and Clayton Kershaw (.698). Clevinger is arbitration eligible through the 2022 season.

Allen, a native of Chula Vista, Calif., has appeared in 220 games over parts of four Major League seasons with the Indians (2017-20), batting .239 (133-for-556) with 22 doubles, six triples, eight home runs, 57 RBI and 76 runs scored. The 27-year-old switch-hitter has been successful in 31 of his 37-career stolen base attempts (83.8%) and has appeared in games at all three outfield positions. Allen attended Hilltop High School and San Diego State University, where he was drafted by the Indians in the 6th round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft.