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Details of Nick Allen's $1.4 million, 1-year contract with the Houston Astros

Details of Nick Allen’s $1.4 million, one-year contract with the Houston Astros

3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Secures $1.4 million deal Allen agreed to a one-year, $1.4 million contract with the Astros on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Impact The 27-year-old was traded from Atlanta to Houston earlier in the offseason and is now officially under contract for 2026. Allen played in 135 games last season but is likely to work in more of a reserve role for Houston after posting a .221/.284/.251 slash line in 2025.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Braves and Joel Payamps agree to a 1-year, $2.25M deal after team retains closer Raisel Iglesias

The Atlanta Braves and right-hander Joel Payamps have agreed on a one-year, $2.25 million deal in another move to retain a veteran member of the team's bullpen

NOVEMBER 24, 2025 • Associated Press

Astros acquire Nick Allen from Braves, deal Dubón to Atlanta HOUSTON, TX - The Houston Astros have acquired IF Nick Allen from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for IF/OF Mauricio Dubón. The announcement...

NOVEMBER 20, 2025 • MLB.COM

Braves acquire Mauricio Dubón from Astros in exchange for Nick Allen The hot stove has officially been lit

NOVEMBER 20, 2025 • BATTERYPOWER.COM

Dealt to Houston Atlanta traded Allen to the Astros on Wednesday in exchange for Mauricio Dubon.

Impact Allen's strong defensive capabilities at shortstop allowed him to appear in 135 games in 2025, though he finished the year with just a .535 OPS over 416 plate appearances. Now that he's moving to Houston, where Jeremy Pena is expected to start regularly at shortstop, Allen's playing time and already poor offensive production will likely diminish.

NOVEMBER 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Braves re-sign veteran closer Raisel Iglesias to $16 million, 1-year deal

The Atlanta Braves have addressed one of their offseason priorities by re-signing closer Raisel Iglesias to a $16 million, one-year contract

NOVEMBER 20, 2025 • Associated Press

MLB Free Agency: Biggest Needs for Phillies, Mets, Marlins, Braves, Nationals

Better pitching? Develop the youngsters? The biggest need for all five teams in the always competitive NL East.

NOVEMBER 10, 2025 • FOX SPORTS

MLB Free Agency: Biggest Needs for Phillies, Mets, Marlins, Braves, Nationals

Drake Baldwin starts again, Nick Allen in at second for Nats finale All catcher usage rules are apparently off the table with a few games left

SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 • BATTERYPOWER.COM

Braves 2B Ozzie Albies suffers broken bone in left hand versus the Nationals, ending his season

Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies left Monday’s game against Washington due to a fractured hamate bone in his left hand

SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 • Associated Press

Losing work to Kim Allen is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.

Impact As anticipated, Atlanta's waiver pickup of Ha-Seong Kim earlier in the week has resulted in Allen losing hold of his everyday role at shortstop. Kim will occupy the position for the second game in a row and will likely get an extended evaluation in September, leaving Allen to settle for limited playing time in a utility role. Allen offers strong defense at shortstop, but with a measly .534 OPS over 405 plate appearances on the season, he hasn't hit well enough to profile as a viable everyday player.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Set to lose starting job Allen went 1-for-4 in Monday's extra-inning loss to the Cubs, and over his last 13 games he's batting just .111 (3-for-27) with a 0:10 BB:K.

Impact The 26-year-old offers a good glove at shortstop, but Allen has never figured out how to hit big-league pitching and has a .534 OPS through 405 plate appearances this season, and a .536 OPS for his career. Atlanta claimed Ha-Seong Kim (back) off waivers from the Rays on Monday, and he's expected to take over as the team's starting shortstop once he's activated from the IL, which could happen as soon as Tuesday. Allen will likely be relegated to a late-inning defensive role after Kim joins the active roster.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Set to lose starting job Allen went 1-for-4 in Monday's extra-inning loss to the Cubs, and over his last 13 games he's batting just .111 (3-for-27) with a 0:10 BB:K.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Out of lineup again Thursday Allen is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Philadelphia.

Impact It's the second straight day and third time over the last six contests that Allen has begun the game on the bench. Vidal Brujan has filled in at shortstop in all three of those tilts Allen has sat out, and Brujan will be at short and bat ninth again for Thursday's series opener.

AUGUST 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Out of lineup again Thursday Allen is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Philadelphia.

Impact It's the second straight day and third time over the last six contests that Allen has began the game on the bench. Vidal Brujan has filled in at shortstop in all three of those tilts Allen has sat out, and Brujan will be at short and bat ninth in Thursday's series opener.

AUGUST 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Receiving afternoon off Allen is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

Impact Vidal Brujan will cover shortstop for the matinee contest while Allen rests after starting in each of Atlanta's last three games. Allen is a dependable defender at shortstop, but he's gone 0-for-16 at the plate over his last seven starts to bring his season-long batting line down to .220/.285/.249 across 394 plate appearances.

AUGUST 27, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Rare day off Allen is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.

Impact Allen's streak of 71 consecutive starts will end Saturday, as Vidal Brujan steps in to play shortstop and bat ninth. During that 71-game stretch, Allen slashed .211/.277/.240 with six doubles, 19 runs scored and nine RBI.

AUGUST 23, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Tallies three hits in rout Allen went 3-for-4 with a double, a run and two RBI in Saturday's 10-1 win against Cleveland.

Impact Most of Atlanta's offense came from the bottom of the order -- the team's 5-through-9 hitters went a combined 10-for-22 with nine RBI. Allen was a big part of that, recording three knocks from the No. 9 slot while collecting two RBI, more than he had accumulated over his previous 23 games combined. Allen batted a meager .156 during that 23-game span, so he'll look to use Saturday's effort as a launching point for more success at the plate.

AUGUST 17, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Tallies three hits in rout Allen went 3-for-4 with a double, a run and two RBI in Saturday's 10-1 win against Cleveland.

Impact Most of Atlanta's offense came from the bottom of the order -- the team's No. 5-9 hitters went a combined 10-for-22 with nine RBI. Allen was a big part of that, recording three knocks from the No. 9 slot while collecting two RBI, more than he had accumulated over his previous 23 games combined. Allen batted a meager .156 during that 23-game span, so he'll look to use Saturday's effort as a launching point for more success at the plate.

AUGUST 17, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Michael Harris II ties franchise record as Braves club Guardians Michael Harris II hit a three-run homer and posted his eighth straight multi-hit game and Nick Allen had a two-run double, powering the visi...

AUGUST 17, 2025 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Braves beat Guardians 10-1 for their fourth straight win

Michael Harris II homered and doubled, Nacho Alvarez Jr. and Nick Allen each had three hits, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Cleveland Guardians 10-1 on Saturday night

AUGUST 17, 2025 • Associated Press

Michael Harris II's grand slam caps 9-run fourth as Braves rally to beat Mets 11-6

Michael Harris II hit a grand slam to cap Atlanta’s biggest inning in almost five years — a nine-run outburst in the fourth that propelled the Braves to an 11-6 comeback win over t...

AUGUST 14, 2025 • Associated Press

Nabs seventh steal Allen went 2-for-3 with a stolen base in Wednesday's loss to the Brewers.

Impact The shortstop's defense has kept him in the lineup, but Allen has contributed very little offensively to Atlanta's cause this season. He's slashing just .228/.298/.258 through 104 games with only nine extra-base hits, all doubles, along with seven steals, 18 RBI and 27 runs.

AUGUST 7, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Contributes base hit in loss Allen went 1-for-3 with a single in Sunday's 8-1 loss to Atlanta.

Impact Allen picked up his 47th consecutive start Sunday, but despite enjoying a stable role, he's struggled to provide much meaningful fantasy value this season. In addition to batting just .227 on the season, Allen has been a non-factor in most of the counting categories, contributing zero home runs, six stolen bases, 25 runs and 18 RBI over 95 games. The 26-year-old probably profiles best as a utility infielder, but his excellent defense at shortstop along with the lack of appealing alternatives within the organization should be enough to keep him atop the depth chart in Atlanta.

JULY 27, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Rangers strike early, run winning streak to 6 with 8-1 victory over struggling Braves

Josh Smith hit a two-run home run, Wyatt Langford had a bases-clearing double and the surging Texas Rangers piled up eight runs in the first three innings in an 8-1 victory over th...

JULY 27, 2025 • Associated Press

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