For the LA Angels Cody Allen, the best magic tricks are typically illusions wrongly perceived or interpreted by the senses. The suspension of belief in a mindless moment of awe. It seemed like a good idea. Of course, the red flag was in 2018, when the Indians let him walk after he had a ballooning 4.70 earned run average to accompany giving up a career high 35 runs in the process.
Enter 2019, where Cody Allen has already given up 16 runs, matching his cumulative total the entire 2014 campaign,in June. His ERA is now at a less than pedestrian 6.