Multiple teams have inquired about Rangers outfielder Joey Gallo, reports Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News, with the Indians and Phillies being among the “most aggressive” in doing so.
For his part, Gallo will become arbitration-eligible after the 2019 season, and is under control through 2022. That makes him an attractive asset to teams pursuing outfield help, especially considering his strength. The former top ten prospect enjoyed a breakout campaign last season, smacking 41 dingers to go along with a 14.1% walk rate en route to a 3-fWAR season. That comes with a well-known Achilles heel, however, as Gallo’s gargantuan 36.8% strikeout rate severely limited his production ceiling. In addition, more than half his batted balls were of the fly ball variety and his penchant for pulling the ball half the time as well makes him easily shiftable; those two factors put a stranglehold on his BABIP, which ended 2017 at .250. All told, this profile resulted in him barely hitting above the Mendoza line (.205 AVG), and the issues have become even more pronounced in 2018.
That said, however, Fangraphs still pegs Gallo as a 1.3 WAR outfielder, meaning he’s about league average in terms of position player value. He’s also quite young at just 24 years of age, giving him plenty of time to iron out his issues and/or improve upon his power ceiling. As such, it’s no surprise that the Rangers are torn about whether or not to deal their 2012 supplemental first round draft selection. On the one hand, he’s perhaps the club’s best chance to reap a significant prospect return as they embark on what promises to be a fairly arduous rebuild. On the other hand, though, it might not be the right time to deal the power prodigy, as his value is depressed due to an average follow-up to his breakout campaign. There’s at least a fairly good chance that Gallo will improve upon the .190/.306/.458 batting line and 102 wRC+ he’s posted so far this season, and if he does, he might net a better trade package in the future than he would now.
The Indians have perhaps the bleakest outfield outlook of any contending team. Outside of Michael Brantley, who’s been producing at close to his vintage levels after missing most of the past two seasons due to shoulder and ankle injuries, the Tribe’s situation in right and center field has taken a disastrous turn. Opening Day center fielder Bradley Zimmer’s out for the season after undergoing shoulder surgery, their best right field option Lonnie Chisenhall’s out until September with another calf issue, and even Tyler Naquin has recently joined the injury report with a hip issue that could keep him out awhile. That leaves the Indians trying to piece together an outfield puzzle with pieces like Melky Cabrera, Rajai Davis, Brandon Guyer and Greg Allen, none of whom have been particularly inspiring this season. It’s understandable that the Indians would be checking in on each and every outfield option available.
Meanwhile, the fit for Gallo in Philadelphia is less clear. Rhys Hoskins continues to be a revelation and will be firmly cemented in left field for years to come, while Odubel Herrera’s got a similar stranglehold on the center field job. Gallo could push Nick Williams into a fourth outfield role, which is probably the most likely scenario, but it’s not as though Williams has been bad- he’s hit .257/.331/.457 as a member of the Phillies this season and has been only slightly worse defensively than Gallo. It’s worth noting that Gallo came up through the Rangers’ system as a third baseman and incumbent Maikel Franco looked to be close to losing his job earlier this season, but he’s done more than enough to keep the keys to the hot corner with his recent performance; since the start of June, Franco’s hit .285/.333/.533 with nine homers and a meager 11.6% strikeout rate.
It remains to be seen what other teams have inquired on Gallo, though it seems possible the Yankees could potentially be interested following a serious injury to Aaron Judge. The Red Sox and Astros are known to be looking for outfield pieces as well, though they’re far more likely to invest in players with a lower price tag.
New York could get involved while Judge is out
drift,
I second that idea. I was always thinking that about him.
And what do you think they can do with him when Judge comes back…..not withstanding the haul that it would cost to trade for him for all these “controllable” reasons that clubs seems to hunger over.
Texas wouldn’t let him go cheaply and now you’ve clogged up the DH role for the foreseeable future.
All those farm assets begin to wilt and become devalued also with clubs knowing the Yankees have no room to bring any of them up unless they pitch.
Bad idea in my book. And I didn’t even mention this guy is a strikeout in the making!
Texas needs to move him. He can’t hit his weight, bette yet, he can’t hit Jose Altuve’s weight!
Let him go Texas!
It’s a terrible Idea. Judge will be back and Frazier even sooner.
Honestly, I’m not a Yankee fan, but why don’t they bring Frazier in when he’s cleared from his concussion?
Jek,
They probably will. That kid cannot catch a break.
Cashman is probably weighing in all his options.
Why not Ellsbury?
Brad, he has not played in a year. Either he is still hurt, which is hard to believe, or they want nothing to do with him.
They are eating his contract now!
First off it’s sarcasm, and second they’re not gonna eat his contract.
You suggest the Yankees trade for Gallo while judge is out… it doesn’t say much for Clint Frazier who I think will be an absolute stud if given an opportunity. Frazier is a hidden gem who’s basically blocked in New York
The “Rich” getting richer!
Steinbrenner investing in wind energy? Going to be a ton generated by Judge, Stanton, Gallo, Gallo 2 (Sanchez), Torres and Bird.
And record numbers/distance/exit velocity of balls crashing into outfield stands.
Yes, it is very odd how Cleveland hasn’t made any moves to bolster the OF and keeps running Raj and Melky out there despite supposedly being a contender. All that pitching won’t mean anything if you can’t score runs.
Do the indians have any good prospects left to get him?
The Indians have one of the deepest farm systems in baseball… so yes.
Im shocked that the astros are sitting there doing nothing except getting Presley. Im shocked they lost on Britton and Hand.
I think you can make a case that Pressly’s as good as Britton is now. He’s got elite stuff, a higher strikeout rate and a lower walk rate than Briton does this year. I wouldn’t blame you if you preferred Britton’s track record, but I think they’re closer pitchers than you’re giving them credit for. Hand, though, is far and above either one of them IMO.
But how good is Hand gonna be in high pressure situations in the post season.
Better than Allen I would assume.
Cleveland’s farm system is NOT ranked in MLB’s top 10 or anyone else’s list.
Thet are generally listed middle of the pack now, with around 12 guys at B- or better and an absolute ton of C+s and noteworthys
Bingo. That’s why I hate giving up our top prospect for a reliever. This trade screams Rincon for Giles all over again.
No it doesn’t. Giles was already an established major leaguer. And there were tons of red signs re: Rincon: high walk rate, poor second half, struggled against righties. That was simply one of the stupidest trades ever.
The Indians have 2 guys in the top 100. Both RHP pitchers rank at #37 and #61. Deep huh?
You look at merely the ocean surface to determine how deep it’s floor is, do you?
You must be drinking that Indians cool aid because the Indians farm system certainly is nowhere near the top 10 in the league, and in fact is ranked by some in the bottom half.
I’m an Indians fan and even I wouldn’t say it’s a deep system…it’s pretty top heavy and a few recent first rounders that haven’t done anything to capitalize on their upside (it’s still super early but Holmes, Benson, and especially Aiken are all kinda looking like busts unfortunately).
They had a great draft and that will help, but for now it’s either trading McKenzie or trying to get teams to bite on guys like Willi Castro and Yu Chang, which doesn’t seem like enough for an impact guy.
Thank you for sticking to the facts. This is the internet here – we have standards to maintain!
Meh, they won World Series last year and not only added Presley, but Cole before season. They also bolstered their catching situation with Maldonado. I’m feeling pretty good about things if I’m them.
I’m worried about the fact that Gallo strikes out at more than a 38% clip and is currently only hitting 190 is this really the guy you want. I was shocked to read this this morning I’m fine with trading for someone but my god he is nothing more than Bobby Bradley at the major league level. He is Horrible also it is funny people jump all over Davis and Cabrera but Guyer would have been cut from any other team by now not even sure if he could hold onto a AAA roster spot he is that bad. we have plenty of good prospect some that are currently blocked long term like Chang go out and get a legit young outfielder that is under team control for at least 3 years.you cannot tell me they are not out there make the move and trade the prospects it take to bring in a quality young guy.
Guys, he said deep. Which is true. The Indians are loaded with B to C+ prospects that are easy for scouts to fall in love with. Average level players like Gallo, Adam Jones, even Josh Donaldson at this point aren’t going to require high-end talent to acquire (which the Indians are, as you all mentioned, somewhat limited on).
The Indians had the 15th ranked system BEFORE giving up their best prospect.
So by one of the deepest systems in baseball you mean one of the thirty best, then yes.
If you think it’s a good system, you’re just a homer.
Lol, no one would make the case pressly is as good as britton.
Unless you are completely bias
LMAO
Biased for who? The Astros? Nah. Britton’s not the same guy he was 2 years ago, and Pressly’s really good. I’d probably take Britton myself too, but it’s close.
uuuh, No!
I would be more interested in “International” money.
Adam jones probably the best fit for Cleveland.
Gallo is young and would fit the phillies young core, but they don’t need him. He strikes out way too much.
That’s the game today, you may strike out 150-200 times but if you hit 30-45 homers then you’re in the lineup every day
I wouldn’t do it, philly needs another bullpen arm. After last night maybe another back end starter. Pivetta should go to the bullpen.
He did strike out 12… he’s just been making too many mistakes up in the zone.
He had a good month of april and may. then went down hill since. I think they should look at tyson ross, and maybe a reunion with diekman. I don’t trust Adam Morgan in a big spot.
I don’t trust Adam Morgan in any spot. I think a pen piece is priority number 1, followed by a fourth OF and then a starter. You only use 4 starters in the playoffs most of the time anyways.
I really don’t understand some fans acting like Ks are the plague.
They count exactly the same as ground outs, you don’t get that many opportunities with guys on where a K would truly hurt more than a ground out anyway, and they do often increase the workload on an opposing teams pitcher by quite a bit.
Accumulating a bunch of Ks is not exactly that detrimental to a club, and what high K guys generally produce elsewhere (high BB rates and big power numbers) are the very things you need to win games. So why do some fans schrek in horror over them (ironically, at the sate time many of the better teams in the league show no real concern over them at all)
I completely disagree, putting the ball in the field can result in a hit, an error or even move a runner from 2nd to 3rd allowing the next guy to hit a sac fly. Or if there’s 1 out man on third you want Joey gallo up who will strike out or someone else who have less of a chance of striking out and hitting a sac fly thus scoring a run.
High walk rates do help win, not necessarily power there are numerous ways to win without having Stanton and Judge.
The number of times a guy will get on with an error are extremely low, and the number of times where a grounder will advance a runner are higher, but not all that much (and ofter counteracted by the number of GIDP they can create) – otherwise Gallo hits the flyballs to move guys around fine
And with a career OBP in the range of average, the extra weak single as opposed to his normal walk created by instead taking pitches is making no real difference.
Lastly yes, there are those rare runs that are created by small ball, but the easiest come from SLG/ISO – hence every value grading company rewarding SLG and basically ignoring BA completely. So unless all value companies have done all their historical research wrong…
Strikeouts limit team speed, do not advance runners, and make you go base to base. Very few players who strike out a lot, have high BB rates with an effective pitching gameplay against them.
Not to say the league has definitely gone in this direction but in the playoffs and WS, moving runner into scoring position and the value of a well placed steal when needing a run, does not work with a Joey Gallo type at the plate…..starting the runner just sets up the strike em out, throw em out double play.
You act like strike outs are an indication of being unable to make contact, when that couldn’t be farther from the truth.
Gallo and other 3 outcone guys have high Ks because they watch a ton of pitches and try to do something very specific with the ones they choose to strike at.
If you truly want to waste a cleanup-type hitter by pulling off a hit instead, they can ignore their normal game just to make middle-infielder like contact.
Should say pulling off a hit-and-run instead
It’s not counteracted by GIDP at all. There are way more instances of advancing the runner with a groundout/flyout than hitting into a DP.
And even if you use GIDP to say that fly balls are better, you’re not taking into account Fly out DPs where the runner gets doubled off or the ball is hit straight at the baseman.
SLG & BBs are great no question, but not at the expense of more strikeouts. If Gallo decreased his launch angle a little bit, he’d still hit for power, but also hit more doubles & strikeout less while maintaining his walk rate.
Watching strike three go by is just as bad as swinging and missing
“Strikeouts are boring. Besides that, they’re fascist.”
All the people who have spent the last couple decades studying historical stats have come to the opposite conclusion of you, so I’m just not sure what to tell you.
Are there anecdotal arguments to be made for weak infield contact being desirable? Sure. Same hold true in reverse though too. And at the end of the day it will always get back to what the experts say based off their years of studying the game
Yeah experts used to think walks weren’t good before Beane proved them wrong.
Blind acceptance of “experts” is ridiculous. Humanity only got to where it is today by questioning the status quo.
Not saying I’m better than the experts, but no one is above questioning.
We are talking the difference between using advanced programing that only came about more recently to go back and study 100+ years worth of statistical data indicating what type of scoring you can expect from all types of stats.
This isn’t an opinion thing – this is a hard data thing.
So unless 100+ years worth of stats that went into scoring are all wrong, the numbers and understanding of them are not.
This is the problem arguing baseball with people who don’t actually play or watch the game but simply look at advance stats as the end all be all. Metrics are useful in a vacuum but cannot measure the game with any certainty. Strikeouts have historically been looked at negatively, it’s only recently in last few years where some have said it’s not that bad because of power. MLB and media are pushing power to push fan interest which I get but you can’t say that strikeouts don’t negatively effect a team and not a big deal.
High strike outs, high power is always acceptable in today’s advanced game. That’s why Chris Carter is raking this year.
DRod – You’re right. The problem with Gallo is if a playoff team obtains him, he will be overmatched by the top pitchers on the top teams because he cannot hit. Away from Texas his numbers drop even more, which is another red flag.
If you’re Philly or Cleveland you need a better option than Joey Gallo. No disrespect.
If only I had been born in the 90’s…
– Dave Kingman
Lol! I was just reading the posts to see if anyone mentioned King Kong yet.
Sorry you missed out. Strikeout or home run….that’s all you got. When he was with the Cubs he mashed quite a few out. He didn’t need the Wrigley wind! He created his own wind.
Joey Gallo has a long way to go before he’s as good as Dave Kingman—and that says a lot. Gallo is awful. He can hit a ball a mile when he makes contact, but other than that he is awful as a major league player.
Rob Deer and Pet Incaviglia echo that statement.
“Rhys Hoskins continues to be a revelation and will be firmly cemented in left field for years to come, while Odubel Herrera’s got a similar stranglehold on the center field job.”
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I love lines like this in MLBTR stories.
Check back in 3 years, 2 years, and even in late 2019.
90% of the time these proclamations are wrong. Something always comes up.
Heck, 2-3 years ago we were told that in 2018 Buxton and Sano were going to be anchoring the contending Twins in CF and at 3B.
So a guy that strikes out a ton and is average at best in the outfield? Sounds like a very Indians move… never strive for greatness and just settle for mediocre level players because they cost less.
Gallo, even with his weaknesses, would be better option than all of the Indian’s current outfielders.
Six in one half dozen in another. This Indians front office has never really acquired a good bat before so why would they start now?
Napoli was not too shabby several seasons back in an Indian uniform.
The years of control would be the big thing they are looking at. With Brantley, Davis, Cabrera and Chisenhal all free agents and Zimmer likely out half the year they need someone they know can at least fill a spot.
If you’re looking for guys with control it’s going to cost a pretty penny so why not go for guys like Castellanos and Dietrich.
I can’t see them doing a deal with Detroit. Dietrich I do like but it depends on the price and I think Miami will want more than they are willing to give up.
So far every other division has made an inter-division trade so that’s a lazy excuse that the Indians front office likes to make every trade deadline.
The Indians front office is lazy… any idiot can trade a top prospect for a reliever like they have done in the past. It takes creativity to package multiple prospects together for a position player and they have never accomplished that.
I understand the whole love affair with years of control going around the league, but now assuming you trade for a guy like Gallo, you’ve got him on your team for the next several seasons and need to build the Indians around a guy who might hit 40+ homers, but strikes out 1 of 3 times at bat? Your offensive rally consists of waiting for that dinger to score.
That’s quite a way to fill a spot.
Better than Brantley? Now, that’s probably the dumbest comment of the day, maybe even all time.
Don’t get too carried away with the dumb comment of all time…Brantley can get hurt coming out of the shower…..not exactly hall of fame stuff you know!
If the shoe fits…..
It fits.
Well heck Jon might as well give Gallo and Mazara away too!
Being a realistic Yankees fan, what is Tyler Wade going to do with his bat for us?
Not much, but it’s only a few weeks. And besides Wade will not be in there every day. They can survive. Stanton will just have to play OF more in 5e interim.
Persky, lol, you are right..
Thanks for calming my nerves!!
Bradley’s batting what? .210 for the Sox.
Tuesdays a long way off.
Way more then you!!!
lol, good one bruh
Gallo would likely fetch 3 Top 15 prospects.
Are you serious? He has never hit about .200 and his OBP is .304… you would be lucky to fetch a single top 20 prospect within an organization for him.
Well he’s 24 and has ridiculous pop… idk about 3 top 15 kids but at least one.
Doesn’t walk, and strikes out 1 of every 3 at bats….a true rally killer!
Who cares how far he hits them, it still only counts as a homer.
He walks plenty. His walk rate this year is over 13%
He’s one of the many poster boys for the 3-true outcomes that makes the games almost unwatchable.
I doubt any teams still look at batting average as any indicator of performance. Maybe within the context of contact skills, but largely still not a useful stat in an of itself.
Gallo might be the most valuable asset the Rangers have to deal. Which is more damming to the Rangers’ current roster than admiration for Gallo.
That being said he is largely a lottery ticket. He could be at peak value now, and the Rangers should at least listen on offers. Gallo could figure out his pull tendacy and contact issues next year and his value would obviously increase. Would teams buy the supposed turnaround ? Or would it be seen as a fluke? Overall I don’t see the Rangers getting more than 1 top prospect and MAYBE 2 lottery ticket type arms or bats, and 1-2 throw in depth pieces that may or may not touch the majors. Best case scenario for Rangers right there.
Regarding your comment about teams de-valuing batting average, or lets say putting the ball into play….why not ask Baltimore what they think of Chris Davis and his indicator of performance.
Lottery ticket….my lord! Gallo may in fact have value but is a long way from being considered a lottery ticket for an acquiring team. Again Chris Davis is the best example of long term investment into a power hitter, who strikes out a lot, doesn’t walk, but can hit them a mile when he makes contact.
Baltimore would sell their souls to get that contract back and Gallo could be the same mistake!
The Chris Davis who carried a 840 OPS and 125 OPS+ over the 6 year stretch from 2012-2017, but has snice fallen off the 30 year old cliff in his age 32 season?
Is your argument that Gallo is only going to hit a ton for the next 5 or 6 seasons then should be expected to age poorly post 30? Sure, I can buy that argument – but what does that have to do with today?
Rangers are the least bit interested in dealing with the Orioles.
Rangers would most likely get 1 top 15 and 2 players in the 30 – 50
Lol! Lay off the kush.
Curious if they’d be interested in a player like Renfroe from the Padres to play RF. Padres haters, don’t worry, I’m not saying Renfroe will bring back triston McKenzie or anything… But Renfroe has a pretty good year last year as a rookie, has SERIOUS power, and will hit for a much better average than Gallo. Padres management likes to play roulette and platoon at just about every position… so this season, Renfroe hasn’t received anything even close to regular playing time. Play one day, sit two, play two, sit one, play one, sit one… and on and on…
I think, and a lot of Padres fans think, he could really help a team who plays him regularly.
Wondering what a return might be, IF the Indians were interested. They certainly need outfield help, so that drives the price up a tad since it’s an obvious need. Maybe someone like a Lenny Torres or Elijah Morgan coming back? Thoughts?
I honestly expected them to make Renfroe a piece of the Hand trade so it wouldn’t surprise me if he has already been discussed. Wouldn’t be a deal for either of them I think.
I was surprised he wasn’t involved also. Seems like a good fit.
Renfroe get on base no better, and for his career even worse, than Gallo and has no where near the power.
That isn’t to say a team may not be interested in him, but one would have to imagine Gallo is the preferred target
Renfroe’s a spare. OBP under .300 last 2 years combined and horrible defense. Barely above replacement level.
…. and Gallo has a batting average below the Mendoza line the last two years combined
And all the 1908 sports writers keep attacking him for that low batting average in their local edition news reels?
Technically it (.1995) would be rounded up to .200
But yeah, he’s Mendoza line material. I’ll post a wiki link on Mario below this. Good read if he was before your time. Lot of stuff in there that I forgot.
And to be linked to George Brett! How can you forget that.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Mendoza
And I guess you consider yourself the new wave of fan and baseball expert?
Ohhhh you’re one of the “let me show you this new formula where I take whatever statistics I need to make me look right”… kind of fan. My bad. Thought I was talking to a baseball person.
“A walk is as good as a hit”…. only it’s not.
Yes, this “new formula” which focuses on “getting on base and powering yourself around the bases” that has been the determining factor for true value over the last 25 or so years of studying the history of the game – as opposed to the “old formula” that was all the rage before computers became readily available
Renfroe crushes lefties but doesn’t hit that well against righties. Indians already have that in Guyer. So not sure that’s a fit/need.
Gallo is Dave Kingman-minus, minus. Kingman was an extreme flyball hitter who crushed the ball all over the place, struck out a ton and had a terrible BA and also pretty shabby OBP. he hung around long enough to nearly 450HR’s probably because his power was not strictly pull. I admit it’s really fun watching Gallo, but how long is he going to last? Adam Dunn walked a bunch like him and had all that power, but once again the power wasn’t strictly to RF-CF. I’m wary of this guy.
He has nearly a .350 wOBA over the last 2 years. 66 home runs with 2 months left. .225 BABIP this year, .250 last…
Big deal and nothing personal intended there. Chris Carter hit 65 HR over a 2yr period, yet only had 4yr of any use altogether and was washed up for good.
It’s like I posted above.. Baseball history is full of guys who came upon the scene.. Bashed for 2-4 seasons and vanished and Gallo is more pull happy than ANY that i can remember.
Chris Carter had a 114 ops+ over a 5 year stretch then fell off the 30 year old cliff – how is that remotely comparable to a 24 year old?
Unless you’re saying Gallo should be expected to hit like this for at least the next 5 years?
Joey Gallo ‘s defense is not bad and he can play multiple positions. Dave Kingman’s defense would help lose games at LF and 1B. I think Gallo more belongs in the same class of player as Carlos Pena and Jose Hernandez.
Oh sure, just what the Tribe needs, another left handed bat in the outfield.
I am leaning towards this being a false rumor.
I think Texas is finally realizing you can’t have a lineup filled with swing and miss mentality. IMO it would be great to see Bradley Zimmer for Gallo. Gallo would give Cleveland some extra punch while Texas would get a well rounded controllable CF to put out there next year.
Cleve wouldn’t trade Zimmer for Gallo.
No. Just no.
No doubt, Zimmer would be a tremendous asset in the Ranger starting lineup, but it would take more than Gallo to get the deal done.
Might be good for Gallo’s career. Another team could teach him how to make more productive contact. His launch angle looks ridiculous on tv (I know unscientific). I am suspect about the Rangers hitting gurus. Change of scenery cure?
As someone who has faithfully watched Rangers baseball for 25 years, I can tell you their recent string of hitting coaches have been a mess. Iopace is the worst of them. They preach slug it over the fence or take a walk. The only hitters who have continued to maintain/improve their skill set is the veterans like Beltre and Choo whom already fundamentally know their approach to the game.
Thank you!
Charley Lau was a great “hitting coach” for the KC Royals in the 70’s and 80’s as well as “Clint Hurdle” who learned from the late great Lau. Believe Hurdle is managing the Pirates, but if he ever get’s fired, the Rangers should bring him back to tutor Gallo. I have been a Rangers fan since 1959 when they were in the American Association and PCL. I know what I am talking about.
I would have agreed with you a month ago but Odor finally bought into what Iopace has been saying and has been on fire as of late by finally not trying to hit a homer every time up.
He just needs a very effective batting coach to turn him around.
The Phillies seem intent to make some noise, but a wise man once said, walk soft and carry a big stick. That said, maybe the best move is to save our assets and let this team, develop.
I’m surprised gallo is getting interest all he does is hit homers or strikeout. Plus his defense is awful.
Hey big “sluggers” generate “ticket sales.”
I’d rather see the Phils allow Williams to develop by playing every day. Maybe Gallo is marginally better, but we kinda know what Gallo’s ceiling is by now, right? He is what he is. Williams might develop into something more. Williams has played well since being given the chance to play every day. Sends a bad message to the club to reward that my trading for Gallo. Just like they backed off Moustakis due to Franco playing well, they need to stay away from Gallo. If Williams fails, sign Brantley in the off season. That guy is actually a MLB hitter.
Exactly, I don’t get the Williams hate. He played well last year, and has played well since starting everyday. He’s a better all around player than Gallo.
The Phillies have a Joey Gallo in the minors. Cozens can hit moon shots and strike out at record levels too.
Brantley – as good as he is – is another injury waiting to happen. Very fragile.
Wish the braves were at least a little more active.
Check in on Calhoun of the Angels. Starting to hit again and a hold glove outfielder. I’m an Angels fan but trades need to happen since the team is going nowhere right now.
There’s no way the Rangers trade Gallo within their division
Oh I meant for the phillies and indians who are looking for help
Wouldn’t mind having some of those Astros prospects sitting down in the minors with no hope of ever cracking that standout Astro major league roster. Hell yeah, I would trade within division.
The Indians should stay away from Gallo, and call the Cardinals about Tommy Pham. They should be able to get him for a package of Nolan Jones and 1 or 2 pitching prospects around there top 15-30 prospects.
Gallo has power and he might be able to adjust his swing/show patience to lessen his SO rate. I don’t want to hear other teams trying to lowball for him though. Gonna need to ante up some top prospects.
What your proposing is ludicris. If he reduces his swing and miss? Really almost 40 percent of the time is horrible. 25 percent is extremely high your not gonna get top prospect for adam dunn 2.0 bro sorry to burst your bubble.
madmanTX…..”he might be able to adjust his swing/show patience to lessen his SO rate”….then why hasn’t he? He has been in pro ball for 7 years. He was shuttled back and forth between MLB and MiLB to try and get a clue and he never has. Anyone that antes up “top prospects” as you said is a fool.
Gallo approaches the “batters box” in a very immature fashion. All he can see is the anticipated “light show with fireworks” every time he makes that big HR cut! His adrenal is so pumped he can’t see straight. Maybe a good hitting coach can corral his immense talents and get him to temper that “all for nothing” swing?
Gallo is very talented – it goes without saying! If some batting coach can show the patience and work on his swing habits, he will turn out okay! If Rangers make him available, they should get quality in return on potential alone.
Hard to say hoskins is a revelation when he has a .6 war through half the season. Hiting .260 and not being very good defensively. If anything there pitching as been there calling card, Media trying too hard to hype up the phillies.
He may as well change his name to Adam Dunn if he starts doing 40 hr .200 every year. Can you really play a guy like this? Even Trumbo hits .250 so what happens if his power numbers dip? He wont be on the roster.
Article doesn’t talk much about his defense, great outfield arm and he runs well. He’s so young that you hope he gets that K rate under 30 percent. He would be a solid pllayer.
imindless that’s according to baseball reference. As someone who sees him play everyday I can say quite confidently that Hoskins is worth more than .6 WAR. He’s more in line with Fangraphs current 2 WAR valuation. He’s also he 6 bombs in the last 7 games and has probably been the team’s most clutch hitter this year. Just food for thought.
The power that Gallo brings is definitely intriguing. Remember that even as great a year that Aaron Judge had last year he struck out 16 times in his 20 at bats during last year’s ALDS. The downside I see is that he’s another left handed batter. Oh that we could find a right handed power bat for the outfield.
No reason to trade unless we get something big in return. Which teams won’t do right now. Can not sell low on a young, controllable 40+ HR bat.
As a Texas Fan, I’d trade him to anyone. Worst clutch hitter on the team. Can’t tell you how many times he has struck out in a critical situation. Williams and De Los Santos would get it done for me in Philly. Would love to have Bieber or Zimmer from Cleveland.
Nick Williams? The last thing the Phillies need is a player who strikes out a ton.
Honestly, Gallo – with all his prodigious power – is actually a luxury they can least afford. He would better off with a team who have surplus “power hitters” that would take the pressure off Gallo when he takes his bat. Rangers need “contact” hitters in the worst case. They rate near the top in the LOB category. That would make a lot of sense.