IP 544
ERA 4.649
WHIP 1.428
BB/9 3.16
SO/9 5.327
  • Full name Jeffrey M. Allison
  • Born 11/07/1984 in Lynn, MA
  • Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 195 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Veterans Memorial
  • Drafted in the 1st round (16th overall) by the Miami Marlins in 2003 (signed for $1,850,000).
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    Allison was the ace of USA Baseball's junior national team that finished third at the World Junior Championship last summer. He had 17 strikeouts in 14 innings, and threw a four-hitter against Venezuela. He has been even more dominating this spring and had the second-highest grade turned in by the Major League Scouting Bureau at one point. Allison was a perfect 5-0, 0.00 with 82 strikeouts in 37 innings. His raw stuff is electric and has made him the top high school pitching prospect in the draft. He has a lean, athletic body with a weak upper half, long lanky arms and muscular legs. He has a no-windup delivery and generates serious arm speed from a three-quarters slot, which enables him to run his fastball up into the 96-97 mph range with nasty movement. He complements his heater with an 86-88 mph tilted slider and an 82-84 mph curve with excellent spin, bite and two-plane break. He shows an occasional 76-77 mph change and does a good job of repeating his delivery and commanding both sides of the plate. Allison has minor mechanical faults, sometimes rushing through his balance point in his delivery, causing his arm to drag. He also lands on a stiff front leg, hyperextending his knee, and has some recoil in his delivery. Scouts say he's cocky, to the point of being difficult to coach at times.

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