The 2018 season has been quite the roller coaster ride for Jacob Nix. The 22-year-old right-handed rookie began the year on the minor league disabled and did not make his season debut until May 30th, as a member of the Double-A San Antonio Missions. His 2018 ride comes to an end as a member of the San Diego Padres.
Allen made 10 starts with San Antonio, posting a 2.05 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, and limiting opposing hitters to a .211 batting average. He followed up his brief stint in San Antonio with one start in El Paso (6 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K) before finally earning his big league call-up on August 10th.