STETSON ALLIE | RIGHT HANDED PITCHER |
 | Born: March 13, 1991 Height: 6′ 4″ Weight: 225 Bats: Right Throws: Right Drafted: 2nd Round, 52nd Overall, 2010 How Acquired: Draft High School: St. Edwards HS (Ohio) Agent: Hendricks Brothers |
WTM’S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES |
| The Pirates aimed high by drafting Allie with their second pick. Baseball America rated him the eighth best prospect in the draft, but he fell surprisingly far due to his bonus demands, which didn’t seem to be all that extreme. He’s known primarily for velocity; in high school his fastball sat in the mid-90s and routinely came in faster. In his last outing before the draft, he reached triple digits a half dozen times. He also throws a hard slider that can get into the low-90s. With stuff like that, he was nearly unhittable in high school, which is why he had only a rudimentary changeup. Not surprisingly, Allie presented risks when he was drafted. He was a good prospect as a power-hitting thirdbaseman and pitched only a little before his senior year, so he had unusually limited experience. A lot of his focus was simply on lighting up the radar guns and he had little control in the early part of his senior season. His draft status picked up when he started showing better command. The Pirates’ selection of Allie inevitably drew speculation that he was just a fallback in case they failed to sign first-round pick Jameson Taillon. The Pirates, however, made it clear from the start that they intended to sign both and, in the end, they did. As expected, it took until the last day of the signing period, with Allie accepting a $2.25M bonus to pass up a scholarship to North Carolina. 2011 The Pirates sent Allie to State College to start the season. His first few starts went alright, but the control problems surfaced and he had some outings where he just couldn’t get anything over. After seven starts the Pirates had him pitch in relief. He ended up walking 29 in 26 innings, and added nine hit batsmen and seven wild pitches. On the positive side, he fanned a lot and opponents hit only .208 against him. It may not mean anything given the small sample size, but left-handed batters hit .341 while right-handed batters hit .096. He also was much less likely to walk righties. His fastball sat in the 93-95 range, which is realistic given the need to gain better command. Allie’s first season shouldn’t be alarming, despite the serious control problems. State College was an ambitious assignment given his experience level and the Pirates knew when they drafted him that he’d be a high-risk, high-reward project. His final numbers were very similar to Bobby Jenks’ first pro season, and Jenks was more experienced and started off at a slightly lower level. Allie showed much-improved–although still far from good, or even adequate–control in spring training. It evidently was enough to convince the team to assign him to West Virginia to open 2012. |
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CONTRACT INFORMATION |
| 2012: Minor League Contract |
PLAYER INFORMATION |
| Signing Bonus: $2,250,000 MiLB Debut: N/A MLB Debut: N/A MiLB FA Eligible: 2016 MLB FA Eligible: N/A Rule 5 Eligible: 2013 Added to 40-Man: N/A Options Remaining: 3 MLB Service Time: 0.000 |
TRANSACTIONS |
| June 8, 2010: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round, 52nd overall pick; signed on August 16. |
