Nov. 10—The Atlanta Braves brought back a familiar face Wednesday, acquiring former pitching prospect Kolby Allard from the Texas Rangers in exchange for starter Jake Odorizzi and cash.
The 25-year-old Allard, a first-round pick out of high school in 2015, split the 2022 season with Texas and the Triple-A Round Rock Express. The southpaw was 1-2 with a 7.29 ERA in 10 relief appearances in the majors, while going 3-3 with a 4.65 ERA in 20 appearances — all starts in Triple-A.
After making his major league debut with the Braves in 2018, Allard was with Triple-A Gwinnett when he was traded to the Rangers in July 2019 for reliever Chris Martin.