6:30PM: In a follow-up piece, Grant speaks to Boras, who disputes the story that they made a counterproposal north of $300MM. “I asked where they saw Joey sat in relation to Elvis [Andrus] and Anthony Rendon,” Boras is quoted as saying. “There was never a counter-offer or demand made. There was only a question asked.”
3:01PM: The Rangers made a late effort to lock up Joey Gallo, engaging the outfielder in extension talks prior to the trade deadline that ultimately proved fruitless, and Gallo was sent to the Yankees as part of a six-player swap. It doesn’t seem like the two sides even came particularly close on a new contract, as Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports that “a chasm” existed between the Rangers and Gallo’s camp.
Grant reports that the Rangers offered Gallo a five-year, $84MM extension that could have become worth more than $100MM if Gallo hit various incentive clauses and escalators within the deal. Gallo has one year of arbitration eligibility remaining, so this proposed extension would have covered the 2022 season and then four free agent years, keeping Gallo in the fold through his age-32 season.
The asking price from Gallo and agent Scott Boras was, as expected, considerably higher — something north of $300MM. That figure would surely have been spread over a much longer contract (Grant noted the Mookie Betts and Bryce Harper deals as possible comps) than five years, and deferred money or opt-out clauses could well have been part of the deal if negotiations had gotten even somewhat serious. Aiming high with an initial offer is standard negotiating practice, and it could be that Boras was floating a purposely huge number on the slim chance that Texas was desperate enough to keep Gallo that they would accept.
Then again, given how Boras often sets a high bar for his clients, this could be an insight into how Boras will market Gallo for free agent suitors during the 2022-23 offseason (or maybe in extension talks with New York, though the Yankees generally don’t pursue extensions). Boras will undoubtedly highlight Gallo’s huge power, quality baserunning, and excellent defense at any of the three outfield positions. Gallo won a Gold Glove as the Rangers’ regular right fielder in 2020, though his ability to more than hold his own in center field makes him particularly valuable. Teams probably aren’t likely to be keen on a decade-long commitment for a player who will be 29 in the first year of such a deal, but some sort of guaranteed nine-figure deal looks like a very safe bet.
Boras might have an easier time making his case next winter rather than now, assuming Gallo blasts several dozen homers into Yankee Stadium’s short porch in right field over his remaining tenure in the Bronx. At the moment, a $300MM deal is hugely optimistic for a player who played only 70 games during an injury-shortened 2019 season, and Gallo didn’t even provide league-average offense in 2020 as he struggled to adjust to Globe Life Field (among the many other difficulties of the pandemic-influenced season).
“Does that make him more Mookie Betts or Nick Castellanos?” Grant rhetorically asks of Gallo, referencing the four-year, $64MM free agent pact that Castellanos (another Boras client) signed with the Reds in January 2020. Castellanos signed his deal entering his age-28 season, the same position Gallo is in now, and the two have comparable slash lines through the same points in their careers though Castellanos had almost two extra seasons’ worth of games played under his belt. As the Rangers’ offer seemed to reflect, Gallo’s much superior defense would merit him a bump over a Castellanos-esque deal, yet the argument can certainly be made for a much bigger bump than only $800K in guaranteed average annual value.
Breezy
Love Gallo, but not for 300MM.
Yankee-4-Lifer 75
@Breezy- I love Gallo to. I can definitely see the Yankees doing $20 million annually for 5 years. Gallo is definitely not getting anything close to $300 million. I can’t even see him getting $150 million. It might be 1 year and done in NY. Hopefully not.
iang2424
As much as I love Gallo and wished he could’ve stayed with Texas, that crazy asking price isn’t worth it. I was thinking similar to a Springer contract but $300 million is way more than I would’ve ever expected them to ask for. Yeah go ahead and make the trade then. I don’t see him getting that type of offer from a team in free agency either.
deweybelongsinthehall
Would anyone be surprised if when the dust settles, Gallo and Boras pull a Chapman and ups again with Texas who keep the prospects too? My gut tells me he’s worth more to the Rangers than other clubs. He’s entitled to play it out and my gut tells me that the Rangers’ best offer will still be there in the off-season.
justinkm19
You mean after next year?
deweybelongsinthehall
I forgot there was another year. Thank you. Sort of cheapens my response. Thanks for pointing it out Justin…maybe I should have just said yes…Lol. nice catch.
RunDMC
“considerably higher”…? $100M > $300M. The only thing considerably higher was Scott Boras.
bucsfan0004
I see Boras screwed over another client of his today. What’s 10% of $0?
Dustyslambchops23
How many lifetimes would you have to live to see Scott boras money?
bucsfan0004
Not sure, but i’m 100% sure i’ll be making more than Kumar Rocker, and Kumar is probably 1000x more gifted than me
The Infinity Gauntlet
They can get more than 5 yrs 84M. TEX went low Boras went high. In fact he went so high that they traded him to a big market contender. Which is exactly what he wanted. They got lucky & landed in NYY. Gallo should Hit HRs like Crazy in NY. They’ll make plenty of $$$ on his next contract. It wont be 300m but 100-125m is in play
RunDMC
If Boras threw out Andrus (10/131M in ’13) and Rendon (7/245M in ’19) — whom TEX was reportedly one of the final suitors for — it’s interesting between time/inflation he still rated Gallo a more valuable asset than Rendon, who amassed a 30.1 career WAR (thru age-29) until his new contract started compared to Gallo’s 14 career WAR (thru age-27 – before joining NYY).
Sure, contracts aren’t about what you did so much as what you can do, but I still don’t see how Boras could get anywhere near 300M for Gallo’s evaluation, even if you’re talking about marketability to TEX fans that love the guy.
16
I’m pretty sure both TEX and ANA would love to rip up those terrible contracts, Rendon has already lost two of the seven years and has to rebound to a >5WAR player for the remaining five years (his 32-37 age seasons). Imagine the pitching and depth Anaheim could have with all the money wasted on Rendon. Otani and Trout might see the playoffs without that horrible contract, assuming they finally figured out how to field a proper MLB team. Boras should also point out Hosmer and how well that worked out for the Pads, at some point teams are going to get smart and stop giving out 5-10 year deals for guys that have averaged less than 2WAR/season.
CobiEven
Dodgers dodged a bullet with Rendon. If Artie would get over his hatred for LA maybe he could field a team that makes the playoffs. Trout and Otani are probably the two best players in baseball but will never sniff the Playoffs rotting away in Anaheim.
ruckus727
$300M lol. Good luck with that. That would be one Chris Davis 2.0
ruckus727
*become
jorge78
You got that right brother!
A rich mans Dave Kingman wants $300 million!!??
What is Boras smoking?
johnsilver
Boras does act as if he’s hit the pipe quite often whenever he opens his mouth with regards to contractual wishes, this is just another fantasy of his with about a 0% chance of being fulfilled. maybe if he takes another hit, in his own mind it will..
CobiEven
Every time you guys say this I picture the Elon Musk meme where he is smoking a joint but instead it is Scot Boras.
CobiEven
I forgot to add, thanks for Albert Anaheim!!thanks for giving us a motivated left handed pitcher killer!! This must absolutely kill Artie.
Joe says...
The Yankees ain’t paying that either. Gallo is going to be upset with Boras when free agency comes around.
Dustyslambchops23
He won’t get 300 MM but he will prob get 125-150
DarkSide830
i dont even think that’s a given
FromTheCheapSeats
Probably not.
MLB teams are holding this business model together with chicken wire and duct tape right now.
I don’t know exactly how many more years the “legacy” TV ad dollars that drive these TV deals, but the it can’t be much longer.
All that said, maybe Gallo gets a ten year deal and maybe he doesn’t. But we’re pretty close to the end of this era of long-term mega deals.
CursedRangers
You’re spot on. Not only are the things deals likely going to drop off substantially, but the long term contracts have almost never paid off. The only thing that could keep salaries rising would be if MLB can capitalize on betting.
ruckus727
4-5 years at 20-22M per at best
Yankee-4-Lifer 75
@Joe Says- yes, I agree with you. I could see a contract at $80 million for 4 years. Not really much more than that. Maybe the Yankees will go to $100 million for 5 years. The Yankees could always trade him if he doesn’t perform as expected next season.
Ma4170
I like Gallo for what he is, but he’s very limited. He’s hr bb or bust… if that gets you $100M+ these days then that’s pretty unfortunate
dave frost nhlpa
If he hits-4/$100 or 5/$120.
And for the love of God trade Frazier and Andujar.
There isn’t a spot for them after Gardner (1 year) Allen or Florial.
Same thing with Rizzo 3/$50.
Both of those signings would push them to Martian territory.
Gmaytag
Cubs supposedly offered Rizzo 5/$75 and he said no, Cubs said buh bye, as they should’ve. Riz is going to find out that there isn’t much of a market for a 1 position (and DH) 32 year old player with a bad back. As a Cub fan I loved having him but this team has been very difficult to rely on and they should’ve started this process a couple of years ago.
Begamin
yes because Allen and Gardner should be the reason Andujar and Frazier must go
jojo 2
Boras being Boras. I hope crazy Joe re-evaluates his value lest he become the next JT Realmuto
Nobody is giving him $300 mil
Crypto Nerd
Boras will talk the Nats into giving Gallo big money if no one else will.
Boras has a direct line to Lerner
padam
Didn’t work for Harper. Doubt it’ll work for Gallo.
MafiaBass
I could have sworn Harper turned down 10/300 from the Nats
junkmale
To even compare Harper and Gallo is absurd lol
Crypto Nerd
Yeah but he got bigger deals on Werth, Scherzer, Strasburg, etc
Maybe you’re right, and Nats turn Boras down.
I guess there’s always the Angels then
angels24
Please, for the love of God, no
LordD99
He’s not getting $300M from the Rangers, Yankees or any team, but he has the next 1 1/2 seasons to show he might be worth maybe a 7/175 when he hits the open market.
BigHunt85
No thanks, not for $150 either. Gallo and Boras thinking $300 is sensible is exactly why there will be a work stoppage and the CBA negotiations in the off season will be another disaster for baseball.
PiratesFan1981
Boras uses this tactic more often than not to drive up the asking price. He did it with Mookie Betts, Harper, Cole, and many many more. Wasn’t Boras Bobby Bonilla representative in the 90s? Because that worked out well for Bobby Bo. Boras time is near its’ end. He’s lost some high profile names to other agencies. He is a huge thorn in MLB, owners, and MLBPA sides. Salary cap push and accepted, would give Boras less leverage and mental games to play. If he tries this with salary cap rules, most teams that want to put a competitive team on the field for several years, would pass. Taking up 40%+ of the salary cap space while unable to fill other needs, would cripple any team. Salary cap may help teams like Angels and Phillies so they don’t dump cash onto every player and micro-manage their dollar signs properly.
justacubsfan
150$ or even 300$ would be a steal. Obviously, if players signed for so low there would be a work stoppage
jfive
Offensively Gallo is this generations version of Adam Dunn….Good luck to any team that agrees to anything Boras is selling
BeforeMcCourt
Except he’s eons better in every other facet of the game compared to dunn..
IjustloveBaseball
I was curious to see their numbers — through their first 5 years in the bigs (roughly 5 in Gallo’s case):
Adam Dunn’s slashline — .248/.383/.518; OPS+ 133
Gallo — .210/.335/.495; OPS+ 116
Fun fact: Dunn had 41 steals to Gallo’s 26, although G has played in less games to this point.
dan-9
You mean defense? Then sure. Gallo’s a much better defender than Dunn. “Every other facet of the game” seems like a weird/misleading way to say that.
Offensively they’re a wash at best, though I’d probably give the edge to Dunn, and definitely so if you compare their stats at their respective ages.
Ma4170
Exactly… Dunn was better everywhere except defense
CobiEven
They are not a wash at best. Offensively Dunn is clearly better. Gallo is better in the field.
Yep it is
100 Million to a 225 hitter? Wow that is INSANE
justinkm19
Leads MLB in walks. Gold glove winner in RF, and has power. Definitely worth 100M, not 300M though.
Yankee-4-Lifer 75
@Yep it is- no not really insane for him to ask for $100 million. He definitely won’t be a .225 hitter on the Yankees. He’ll actually have more protection in that line-up. It will be big difference away from Texas finally.
Kayrall
Lol he’s not getting north of 200mil let alone 300mil.
padam
Modern day Dave Kingman.
Texas Outlaw
Or Rob Deer
Perksy
So are about 50% of the hitters in MLB today.
pt57
That’s a terrible comparison.
Kingman couldn’t draw a walk to save his soul, have several seasons with a sub-300 OBP and was equally as bad defensively.
KCJ
If Boras was asking for $300 mil, then I understand perfectly why it didn’t work out. Didn’t get it, never will. Should be embarrassed to ask for that kind of money, but this is Scott Boras were talking about.
tjettman
This is Joey being stupid enough to let Bor-a$$ talk his way out of town. I love Joey but he reminds me a lot of Rob Deer in his offense and it’s only going to get worse with age. $300 million?!? What a ridiculous ask. Scotty just wanted to get him out of Texas. I guess Joey didn’t want to stay here that bad.
Bill Kane
He is more like Dave Kingman. Guy is hitting in the 220 range. I know in today’s world average doesn’t mean as much but .220 tells me he misses a lot of pitches.
pt57
No, he’s not like Kingman at all.
Gwynning
Yeah, Kingman was right-handed… pfft.
pt57
How many gold gloves did Kingman win?
Zero, like the worth of your post.
Pfft.
Texas Outlaw
5/100 is Gallo’s ceiling if you ask me. He’s a better fielding, slightly better hitting version of Rob Deer.
yanksfan2010
Joey Gallo is not close to Mookie Betts, can’t understand how it is even thought to be close
Redstitch108* 2
This guy is not even worth 85/5 in my opinion. Josh Hamilton light. Strikes out way too much and low average tells me he is a season or two from struggling to hit above the Mendoza line regularly.
junkmale
Joey Gallo has a nice glove and power that comes and goes on a whim, but he is the exact opposite of a player you’d invest a long-term contract with. Dude will be batting .100 by the time he’s 32.
The Saber-toothed Superfife
BORAS IS A SUSPECTED COMMUNIST AGENT DETERMINED TO RUIN AMERICA, AMERICAN BASEBALL AND AMERICAN BASEBALL TEAMS (ALONG WITH A PARTICULAR CUBAN/AMERICAN? GUY I CAN THINK OF).
BE PREPARED FOR $20 HOTDOGS!
IronWarPigs
You literally just described how capitalism works. The “free market” is what drives prices up not communism.
1984wasntamanual
Boras is good for most of his clients, but I don’t believe a word he says.
Yankee-4-Lifer 75
Just what you want to hear you. You just make a trade for a player and now he wants a $300 million dollar contract. I feel he can definitely be an All-Star player in NY, but not at that asking price. If it continues he is likely one and done in NY.
solaris602
Boras apparently believes the next CBA will eliminate the luxury tax structure because otherwise there is no way the Yankees will take on another monster contract for Gallo especially when the time is approaching when they have to make a decision about Aaron Judge.
Grade_1_teacher
$300M? No way. That’s Giancarlo Stanton money and Stanton isn’t even worth it. Joey Gallo strikes out way too much. That contract will easily become the Chris Davis contract. Gallo is probably worth about what Nick Castellanos got from the Reds.
BeforeMcCourt
Once again. Except Gallo is way better than *blank* bat only player you try to compare him to
Crypto Nerd
Boras comparing Gallo’s next contract to Andrus and Rendon’s probably didn’t do him any favors.
solaris602
Right. Makes him look like the exploding cigar salesman he is.
Crypto Nerd
I’m sure Daniels thought about how Andrus’ extension worked out, and said “no thanks”.
Know your audience, Scott
etex211
That Rendon contract isn’t working out so great, either.
Ezpkns34
Hell, I’ll ask for $300M too
EasternLeagueVeteran
Joey will get his after the season. And Boras will not give any home town discounts. Nobody will pay for his salary after this year except the team who signs him, so the Yankees will still need to lighten the load for next year or get the tax bar raised in negotiations for the New CBA, if they want to sign him for a $300 M deal.
YankeesBleacherCreature
I’m fairly certain the Yankees will not be able to duck under the CBT next season due to hefty arbitration raises.
BeforeMcCourt
Fools here can say what they want to say, but that’s a fantastic question from Boras. Andrus got 15M a year, Rendon got 36M. In one sentence, that tells you what the team is willing to pay
And by the way, the top of that range is 60 million LESS than 300M. Rangers are spewing BS because they know how fans will react. And y’all reacted like the idiotic fans who will believe anything you read. Bravo
YankeesBleacherCreature
Agreed. Appears that the writer Grant drummed up that $300M figure to solicit a response from Boras. Jon Daniels, of course, allowed himself to be quoted in the first article to save face.
BeforeMcCourt
I’d go so far as to say Daniels leaked that figure, but yea it certainly was to try to save face.
Boras clients out earn the rest of the market more years than not. He’s phenomenal at what he does
etex211
Andrus was a different era and Rendon was just another stupid Arte Moreno deal. Neither apply here.
Toksoon
Gallo getting a 300 mil contract the funniest thing I’ve read today
Bruin1012
300 million for Gallo Boras has lost his mind lol.
elcaballo
Did I miss something or are people not aware of arbitration? It would hardly be a strategy to let a player go for a year and half to try get him back in FA and keep the prospects.
_Mob_Ranfred
Can we talk about how overrated Joey Gallo is simply due to his former pedigree as a top prospect and first round pick.
Joey Gallo is a career .210/.335/.495 hitter. That’s good for an .830 OPS
Here’s a player with a similar profile: Carlos Quentin: Primarily a power hitter, but with more contact ability. His career OPS was .831
Quentin played his last game in the major leagues at the age of 31.
Now, I’m not suggesting that Gallo will be out of the league by the age of 31, because he’s almost guaranteed to score a contract of at least five years going into his age 29 season. That said, how many nine figure contracts to three outcome hitters have worked out in recent memory? Prince Fielder? Ryan Howard? Chris Davis? And those guys were ELITE players early in their careers. Through their age 27 seasons they all had higher OPS’ than Gallo, with Fielder and Howard coming in over 100 points higher. Once that bat speed goes, it’s over, and a .210/.335 BA OBP doesn’t leave a ton of room for decline.
If I’m running a front office, I’m not going anywhere near Gallo with a 10 foot pole. Especially seeing as how he’s likely to require a qualifying offer.
BeforeMcCourt
“ Prince Fielder? Ryan Howard? Chris Davis? And those guys were ELITE players early in their careers. ”
So freak injury, freak injury, stupid contract. You’re afraid Gallo will suddenly need neck surgery?
and ALL of those guys were fat defensively challenged first basemen who were negatives on the bases. Gallo is none of those things. THESE THINGS MATTER when you’re making a comp. stop being lazy and stopping at guy with big guy big power… good enough!
Flyby
Actually Chris Davis is a very good comp as up to that point in their careers they are very similar in that both moved around as needed (chris was playing outfield and 3b a decent amount until he signed his massive contract) but 1st was his primary spot. They had similar bats. If anything you may give Gallo a mil more a year for him being to play more positions but in the end was Davis worth anywhere near his contract? Hindsight is 20/20 but 20M sounds about fair for Gallo per year so the rangers were hedging their bet to have incentives to get to the 100 mil instead of straight out giving it to him so they dont end up completely like Chris Davis.
BeforeMcCourt
Please. Davis played in the outfield a total of 2 years and was not a gold glove candidate at all 3 positions. A grand total of 40 games and 30 games in those years. Cmon
also, Davis’s problem is he lost his right to an adderall prescription and struggled to focus while hitting after that. That doesn’t apply to Gallo either. So freak neck injury, freak injury running, and banned prescription lead to change in ability. Stop reaching for comps. It’s pathetic
Flyby
“ALL of those guys were fat defensively challenged first basemen who were negatives on the bases.”
Chris Davis was none of those as he played other postitions and at an average pace. Also based on Gallo’s games played in majors level seems they both have about the same amount of time in the outfield to that point in their careers lol.
Are you actually bringing Gold Glove into the conversation? One of the most broken awards in decades? How many awards did jeter WIN over the likes elvis andrus, jose eglesias, alexei ramirez etc etc. Anything more than a couple feet to the right or left of jeter he wouldnt even try for it. I mean if you only count balls that were hit directly at me im sure i would have won a gold glove and not just be in contention.
“So freak injury, freak injury, stupid contract. You’re afraid Gallo will suddenly need neck surgery?”
Also did you factor in Joey Gallo’s injury history? How many FULL seasons has he played? hell how many games over 150 has he played. Prince Fielder (fat defensively challenged first basemen) only missed 13 GAMES in 8 YEARs for a stretch even for his career he he was 9 seasons out of 12 he was within a game or two of being 160 games played. 1 of those 12 was his rookie season and another was his was his retirement season.
Maybe a better comp would be Josh Hamilton he played all of positions including cf and played them stat wise close to Gallo (except he played a few 100+ games in a season where gallo only has 2). Oh and he played them in Texas so that should add a little more to being close comp wise. Dont forget Hamilton won mvps and silver sluggers along with regular All Star selections (i know these are not as predigious as runner ups for the gold glove selections but probably just as meaningful considering how they are awarded). Then signed his deal and fell off a cliff. The only difference is Gallo already has proven he will be off a major league roster for long stretches (either be ineffectiveness or injury) while hamilton was on the field which makes a huge difference.. Looking at contracts between the two and the differences above i say 20M a year sounds about right but may even be a tad on the high side. Unless you feel 4 steals a year for the a higher risk of less games played and lower average means 30M+ a year?
i cant find someone that is closer than this. If you have one that would prove Gallo is worth more than 20m per year guy please show it otherwise your argument really has no merit as you have no comps and no actual logic to your numbers..
JoshHolt32
So strange how much baseball has changed a lifetime .210 hitter turning down multi-million dollar deals, I’m a Rangers fan who has watched and rooted for Joey Gallo since he was in double A….he’s a great guy, works hard and the kind of guy you want on your team but Joey you had a good thing in Texas if they offered that should have tried to work something out that was fair and realistic…..New York media and fans is a while new ball game of pressure good luck with that
BeforeMcCourt
There’s no one who does everything Gallo does as well as he does in recent memory. Yea his BA sucks. But he has elite OBP, insanely elite power, elite baserunning, an elite glove and an elite arm
So yea. He’s worth more than 5/15M per or whatever BS Texas claims was fair
Bruin1012
Cmon comparing him to Harper and especially Mookie Betts as comps is asinine he isn’t even in the same ballpark. Boras has lost his mind.
BeforeMcCourt
Well he didn’t make any of those comps. The players he used in a range were Andrus+Rendon. You’re replying to random people’s assertions as if Boras said it, then getting angry
Bruin1012
What are you talking about you need to read the article closer it says the Rangers offered an 84 million extension and that Boras and Gallo countered with something north of 300 million those would put him Mookie and Harper comps.
Manbitesdog
Who gave you that word “elite”? The wife say it when you took down the nachos today?
BeforeMcCourt
It’s called understanding statics moron. He’s 8th in OBP in the AL, top 25 in slugging- tops in the majors since the spider tact crackdown. And he has the 4th most defensive runs saved this year
Your insults are dumb. Your comments are worse. Do better
Manbitesdog
You think Gary Sanchez should be in the majors. That’s the best I got for you dad.
justacubsfan
Hey, Big-man-on-campus, it’s spelled statistics.
Flyby
he is basing his numbers and Gallos stats and worth for half seasons but treating them like full seasons so yeah 15m sounds right 30M if he actually made it full seasons. how about start at 15m guaranteed and based on games played on the field he gets bonuses up to 25? Team takes some risk he doesnt play but rewards him if he stays on the field.
Hudson6
Elite power and arm definitely. His defense is a plus but nowhere near the elite level of a Byron Buxton, Cody Bellinger or Victor Robles. His lifetime OBP is .335 which is maybe average. Elite baserunning? For a guy who averages 4-SB per year? No. He may be plus but again, nowhere near elite.
tstats
I don’t like beardless Gallo that’s in the pics
IjustloveBaseball
Gallo’s eventual free-agency will be fascinating to follow; if the Yanks don’t extend him that is. He’s clearly a useful, and often times, great player.
I’m as a big a proponent for walks as anyone, and Gallo clearly excels in that facet of the game, along with power, but even with BA becoming more of a secondary stat, he’s a .210 career hitter who has hit above .250 once — .253 in 2019.
Of course there’s a chance he could have a monster walk year, but I’m interested to see how teams value him if he continues on his current path.
BeforeMcCourt
8th in AL in OBP, 4th in all of MLB in DRS. Leads majors in slugging since June. He’s insanely underrated by fans looking at a stats page and no context
Rsox
Gallo is nowhere close to being worth $300 million. $84 million? $100 mil? Maybe, but not $300 mil
jorge78
No chat on Sunday?
Guess the guys were tired.
Understandable…..
brucenewton
No worries, Cashman will give Gallo and Judge matching 200 million dollar deals.
Manbitesdog
.210 career hitter. He isn’t worth 300$ a month. The stupidity of Boras and the Yankees eclipses my drinking last night.
Smacky
$300m for him? Come. On. Marcell Ozuna had way better numbers than Gallo and he “only” got $64m. Gallo’s got 7 years in the league and a career .210 BA and an .830 OPS. If you blinded the names and threw up a random Chris Davis season from the last 4 and Gallo’s stat lines you’d be hard pressed to distinguish which numbers belong to whom.
solaris602
I get that his other offensive stats and defensive stats are impressive, but I disagree with those who claim BA is an antiquated stat. He gets a hit 21% of the time when he doesn’t walk or hit a sac fly. It just is what it is, and nobody is paying $300M for somebody hitting .210 unless it’s a pitcher.
etex211
If Gallo would just learn how to bunt down the third base line, the field would open up for him and he’d probably be a .300 hitter. It was frustrating watching him hit into the teeth of the shift every night….when he wasn’t striking out looking with the bases loaded.
Smacky
Congrats BeforeMcCourt! You just won shouting into the void as I’m muting you. School really needs to start soon so these kids in here don’t have time to waste our time.
Goose
“There was never a counter-offer or demand made. There was only a question asked.”
When you come out so insanely high, of course there is no reason to answer or negotiate.
AstrosWS20
$300M?! Hahaha. Gallo has Chris Davis written all over him.
Angry Disgruntled Sox Fan
I’m sorry but don’t see the huge fascination in Gallo. He’s good in a trade but I would love for the Yankees to pick him up at a large price. A large fee for a .220 hitter with 30 homeruns or less… that sounds good to me.
etex211
Why should we believe anything Scott Boras says?
etex211
The Rangers offered Adrian Beltre money. Why doesn’t Boras want to make that comparison?
thecoffinnail
Beltre is a first ballot HOF. Gallo may get there but he will probably become Adam Dunn when his legs give out.
etex211
Exactly. Beltre is a HOF’er, and Gallo probably never will be. They offered Gallo essentially the same contract they gave Beltre.
thecoffinnail
We he was a prospect wasn’t he seen as an iffy 3rd baseman blocked by Beltre who could only hit home runs. Now Boras is looking for $300m? Granted Harper set the bar low when he got his based of one MVP season. I am not going to be able to afford to take boy by to more than one game a year pretty soon. I agree the players deserve a bigger piece of the pie but it’s us fans that pay these salaries not the owners. It’s gotta stop somewhere. Maybe if the made their minor league lives a little easier they wouldn’t all be aiming for the moon when FA hits.
IllBill
Boras…and how’s Rendon working out so far after a monster contract….
rocky7
Unfortunately, you’re picking the wrong villain here…its Boras job to maximize the $dollar return for free agents he represents…….and ultimately his expected paycheck for doing that job.
It’s the owners who can’t resist and say no. Finally, agreed its us, the fans, who ultimately end up paying more year after year, but if you read many of the comments made on MLTR, you’ll find that ultimately your preaching to the choir on that point.
IllBill
Totally agree, Boras is just doing just job and trying to squeeze every dollar out for his clients. Just don’t feel like the right comp given Rendon’s horrible start on the contract. Glad the Rangers resisted this time around after overpaying for Choo and by virtue of taking on his contract- Fielder.
sergefunction
Boras said that he only asked asked his question and there was no response.
Yes there was.
solaris602
Correct. The sound of crickets chirping followed by a trade is an emphatic response in my book.
Michael Macaulay-Birks
I hope the Yankees give him 400 million
Yankee-4-Lifer 75
@Michael Macaulay-Birks- Not happening. Maybe $140 million over 6 years. Not much more than that. Like I said Gallo could be 1 year and done in NY.
etex211
I hope the Yankees give him $600 million. I’d love to see a huge albatross like that hung around their necks.
bucketbrew35
Gallo strikes me as a ‘Ryan Howard Special’ kind of contact. 5 years/$125 million seems logical. Maybe a little more because unlike Ryan, Joey can actually play defense.
hetzel01
There are a lot of quality FA’s on the horizon. My question is who is going to pay them? Unless they change the luxury tax threshold on the upcoming CBA, the top teams, whom are willing to pay, don’t have the money available.
bigmike0424
what a stupid comment to say Fans pay for Player salary.. News flash, your single day ticket doesn’t go to the players, it goes to the workers who work at the stadium…
Owners of MLB got two separate books one for players with coaches etc than one for their seasonal part time workers to front office to their contract workers with house keeping and food and beverage people..
The whole you paying when you get in ball park to players is just stupid comment that keeps getting bring up is just stupid…
etex211
The fans pay for everything. The fans buy the tickets, the fans pay 12 bucks per beer, the fans buy the overpriced merchandise, and the fans sit through the commercials on TV. Without the fans, there is no MLB, and there certainly aren’t any multi-million dollar contracts.
PutPeteinthehall
Of course there were no serious extension talks. Anytime Boras is involved the player will either hit free agency and Boras will sucker his new team into an overpay or he will end up overplaying the hand and the player will lose
bravesfan
Boras is out of his mind if he thinks Gallo is worth $300 mil. The $100 mil contract the rangers supposedly offered seems pretty darn fair to me. I wish baseball would get out of these mega contracts…. My guess is that this will build up over time and ultimately hurt baseball long-term. Hopefully I’m wrong, but when you hear $300 mil contracts for guys like Gallo, it’s starting to get insane
Yankee-4-Lifer 75
Well if some insane owner offered Joey Gallo $300 million dollars, he’d definitely be a fool not to take it. It’s likely not happening. I think a 5 year contract for $115 million, with a 6th year club option for Gallo would be smart. If he doesn’t accept that he likely will be a goner.
nottinghamforest13
No telling how Ted Cruz may have factored into Texas’s decision making as well.
SalaryCapMyth
I’ve looked at time stamps from posts that came after the last update to this article and despite that, commenters are STILL harping on how ridiculous Boras and Gallo are if they think he can get $300 million. While I agree with the sentiment, we can stop now. It’s been clearly explained nobody asked for that.
Flyby
If you dont believe he asked for that or heavily inferred that is what he is expecting, i have a mystery team to sell you.
tjettman
The Rendon contract is for $245 so it might as well be $300 because he ain’t getting that from anybody.
tjettman
I’m sorry but Joey has not proven to be worth either of those contracts.