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Nationals Sign Joey Gallo

By Darragh McDonald | January 27, 2024 at 12:19pm CDT

TODAY: The signing has officially been announced.  The deal also contains a mutual option for the 2025 season.

JANUARY 23: The Nationals and first baseman/outfielder Joey Gallo have agreed to a one-year deal, reports Andrew Golden of The Washington Post (X links). The deal for the Boras Corporation client, which is pending a physical, is for $5MM with another $1MM available in performance bonuses.

Gallo, 30, has been the poster boy for the “three true outcomes” in a major league career that’s almost a decade old at this point. Having debuted with the Rangers in 2015, he has played in 863 games, with 198 home runs to his name in that time. He has struck out in 37.9% of his plate appearances, which is much higher than par. For reference, the league average in 2023 was 22.7%. But he’s also drawn walks in 14.8% of his career plate appearances, well beyond the 2023 league average of 8.6%.

It’s an unusual combination but one that still allows Gallo to be a productive offensive contributor when taken all together. Though his career batting line .197/.323/.466 has him below the Mendoza line, the walks and the homers still help him translate that into a wRC+ of 109. He signed a one-year, $11MM deal with the Twins for 2023 and batted .197/.323/.466 for a wRC+ of 104, hitting 21 home runs while striking out in 42.8% of his plate appearances.

It’s perhaps worth highlighting that the tenability of this oddly-shaped performance has declined over the years. Gallo had his best run with the Rangers from 2017 to 2019, slashing .217/.336/.533 in that time for a wRC+ of 120. He hit a rough patch in 2020 but then bounced back with a strong showing early in 2021, enough for him to be traded to the Yankees alongside Joely Rodríguez. But Gallo’s production fell off again after the deal and didn’t rebound in 2022, with the Yanks flipping him to the Dodgers midseason. He finished that season with a line of .160/.280/.357 and wRC+ of 86 before putting together a decent campaign with the Twins last year.

Despite the huge pop in his bat, the up-and-down nature of his past few seasons would make him a risky bet for a contending club. But for the Nationals, it’s a sensible fit for a number of reasons. Last month, it was reported that the club was looking to add some left-handed power to its lineup. That was a logical target with their outfield mix consisting of Lane Thomas, Stone Garrett, Joey Meneses, Victor Robles, Jacob Young and Alex Call, all of whom hit from the right side.

Beyond that, the club isn’t likely to be in contention this year, having been aggressively rebuilding in recent seasons. Last offseason, they gave modest one-year deals to bounceback candidates like Corey Dickerson, Dominic Smith and Jeimer Candelario. The first two of those didn’t work out but Candelario played well enough to be flipped to the Cubs for a couple of prospects.

The Nats can insert Gallo into the middle of their lineup and hope that he is producing enough to follow a similar trajectory to Candelario last year. If he is having another rough campaign like he did in 2022, he can simply be released like Dickerson was.

The fit also makes sense with the prospects in the system. Outfielders James Wood and Dylan Crews are two of the most highly-rated prospects in the league, and each could plausibly be nearing a major league debut. Wood spent most of last year in Double-A and will likely begin the upcoming season in Triple-A. Crews was just drafted last summer but managed to join Wood in Double-A by the end of the year. Robert Hassell isn’t as highly rated as those two but is another notable outfield prospect who finished last year at Double-A.

With those prospects potentially pushing for major league at-bats by the summer, Gallo can be seen as a placeholder. If he is mashing, he can be traded for prospects. If not, he can be released. In either case, he would yield second half playing time to someone in that group. If each of the prospects are struggling and aren’t justifying a promotion, perhaps Gallo could stay in Washington through the end of the year, as Smith did in 2023.

Gallo is also considered a solid defender, which is a plus. His outfield glovework has led to career tallies of 42 Defensive Runs Saved, four Outs Above Average and a grade of 15.0 from Ultimate Zone Rating. His work at first base isn’t graded as strongly, but he’s passable there as well, with over 1,000 career innings at that spot. Meneses is currently slated to get the bulk of the playing time at first base but the club doesn’t have a strict designated hitter, giving them some ability to rotate players around based on health and matchups.

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  1. vaderzim

    1 year ago

    This makes me extremely happy. That’s how desperate us Nats fans are.

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    • Bart Harley Jarvis

      1 year ago

      He’ll provide lots swing-and-miss data to analyze.

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      • vaderzim

        1 year ago

        I think the $1 Million in incentives kicks in if he hits above .175

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        • Pete'sView

          1 year ago

          I wouldn’t want Gallo on my team, but I get it, the Nationals are in a deep hole.

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        • StusFirstDollar

          1 year ago

          .169

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        • vaderzim

          1 year ago

          At least we have a lead-off hitter now. I know C.J. Abrams and Lane Thomas are more qualified, but logic be dammed in D.C.

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        • stymeedone

          1 year ago

          I figured the incentive was based on his swings and misses lowering the air conditioning bill.

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        • roob

          1 year ago

          Hey, you got your WS championship. Be happy. No complaining. The rest of us have been suffering a long time.

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        • BlueSkies_LA

          1 year ago

          Gallo’s humor?

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        • Yanksfan75

          1 year ago

          Or strikes out less than 175 times and or less than 30% of at bats ….. Truly do wish him and nats fans a good season

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        • Tigers3232

          1 year ago

          @vaderzim not that I’m advocating for Gallo to be leadoff, he surprisingly has a tiny lead in OBP over Abrams(.301 to .300). He is such an oddity of a player. It amazes me he can have that good of eye for strikes but yet be so bad at making contact when he decides to swing.

          With Nats team I’d obviously want Abrams leading off. With current roster tho Id rather Gallo leadoff opposed to Thomas. Only reason being I wouldn’t want a guaranteed 1 AB minimum that Thomas would have no base runners for an AB.

          That’s not a testament to Gallo in any way, just Nats lineup is that weak that any attempt to have base runners for Thomas is a must.

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      • Curly Was The Smart Stooge

        1 year ago

        That’s swing-and-Ms.
        We do have female followers…

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        • DCartrow

          1 year ago

          Maybe he can draw more female fans like Travis Kelce does and get a girlfriend to attend all games.

          Joey, meet Taylor Whiff.

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        • Curly Was The Smart Stooge

          1 year ago

          For that, you are condemned to the Gallo(s)…

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        • Curly Was The Smart Stooge

          1 year ago

          Where , of course, you will be well hung…

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        • DCartrow

          1 year ago

          Don’t be so augmentative, Curls!!

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      • mohoney

        1 year ago

        If he’s the only legit LH power in the lineup, he will also take a ton of pitches, because nobody will give him anything to hit.

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      • Murphy NFLD

        1 year ago

        The jays need a RHH platoon/4th OF. Nats fans is there any of your OF mix that has that and you would trade for a Santiago espinal or Yimi Garcia or Trevor Richards

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        • Armaments216

          1 year ago

          The Nats should consider trading Lane Thomas and his 2 remaining years of team control. In reality they’ll probably DFA Alex Call to make room for Gallo.

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      • Cleon Jones

        1 year ago

        Mainly miss

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      • Niekro floater

        1 year ago

        He struck-out twice @the press conference !

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    • Blackpink in the area

      1 year ago

      Hard not to like the signing. The Nationals aren’t contending so if he sucks it doesn’t matter. Could be good and fun to watch and could be dealt at the deadline for long term help.

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      • vaderzim

        1 year ago

        I’m rooting for a season where he hits more home runs than Singles and Doubles combined (Triples too, but I doubt he’ll hit any).

        I want a high “Home Runs to Hits” ratio, ideally 20 bombs with a .150 Batting Average.

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        • Curly Was The Smart Stooge

          1 year ago

          If he ends up being terrible, get a rope and send him to the Gallo(s)

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    • towinagain

      1 year ago

      Gallo should have gone to the Padres but they are too CHEAP.

      5 million?!

      5 million?!

      The Padres can’t afford 5 million?!

      They raised ticket prices and yet can’t scrounge up enough for a left fielder and center fielder?!

      What the heck are the cheap Padres doing?!

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      • benhen77

        1 year ago

        Padres had to take out loans to make payroll last year. Seidler gone, that won’t happen again.

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      • SanDiegoSuperDissapointingPadres

        1 year ago

        Listen…that’s like what 4mill over what minimum is? Yea, too much for anyone to pay! But on the real, Padres don’t have that kind of money to spend bruh. Maybe Willie Mays Hayes from back in the day is available!

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      • Now Yu Know

        1 year ago

        As a Padres fan, I’m glad they never signed Gallo. All he does is strike out.

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      • stymeedone

        1 year ago

        Complaining about Joey Gallo signing elsewhere is a very low bar. I’m happy he didn’t sign with my fav team, and feel $5MM was an overpay. Why pay that much for someone who is likely to get cut before the season ends.

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    • nukeg

      1 year ago

      I can’t believe Joey is only 30. Dude was mashing in his very young 20s. Wow.

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    • 99CaptainJudge99

      1 year ago

      Yeah really thought Gallo would try another round again with the Yankees. Lolololololol!!!

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    • JackStrawb

      1 year ago

      Washington—where dreams go to die.

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    • The Rooster

      1 year ago

      For 5 mil, I wish Preller and the Padres would of taken him.

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      • Blackpink in the area

        1 year ago

        That’s less than they are paying Carpenter to play somewhere else. And isn’t Hosmer still on the payroll?

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  2. filihok

    1 year ago

    Makes sense

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  3. just_breathe

    1 year ago

    He plays hard, can run, can field. Hmmm, what are his weaknesses? Can’t think of any right now

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    • BigFred

      1 year ago

      I think he strikes out occasionally.

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    • Yanks2

      1 year ago

      What are his weaknesses? Um, I think the real question is what are his strengths? He’s almost always an automatic out

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      • TheMan 3

        1 year ago

        Leadership is still an essential element in baseball and Gallo will do just that

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        • Pete'sView

          1 year ago

          You mean lead the league in strikeouts?

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        • Mr. E Team

          1 year ago

          He’s only led the AL. This is his chance to lead the NL!

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        • Seamaholic

          1 year ago

          The most overrated “skill” in sports. Those who can’t do, “lead.”

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        • Appalachian_Outlaw

          1 year ago

          At that level, I’m pretty sure all of those young players could find their way back to the dugout after a K without Gallo’s leadership.

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    • I.M. Insane

      1 year ago

      Hasn’t hit .200 since 2019. If he played full-time his entire career, he’d be in the top five in career strikeouts.

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      • swagsuperawesomeepiccoolman123

        1 year ago

        uhh no he’d probably be 1st all time in strikeouts

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        • Chicken In Philly?

          1 year ago

          Reggie Jackson holds the record for the most career strikeouts by a batter with 2,597. Jim Thome (2,548), Adam Dunn (2,379), Sammy Sosa (2,306), Alex Rodriguez (2,287), Miguel Cabrera (2,105), and Andrés Galarraga (2,003) are the only other hitters to strikeout over 2,000 times.

          Not bad company.

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    • rememberthecoop

      1 year ago

      The best ability is availability.

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    • PoisonedPens

      1 year ago

      WAR really values his fielding.

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  4. Blackpink in the area

    1 year ago

    Looks like he replaces Dominic Smith. Makes sense. I thought he was a good fit for the Padres too but this makes sense. Money isn’t too bad. Gallo is a mess but certainly has upside could be flipped at the deadline.

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    • mostlytoasty

      1 year ago

      I would really like to see Yepez rebound and get a chance at contributing somewhere in the lineup. His glove stinks but the bat will play if he can recapture some of his previous numbers.

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    • Rexhudler86

      1 year ago

      He has potential to post a Adam Dunn year, and get flipped. Definitely doesn’t hurt Washington they need all the help they can get to get them out of the rebuild

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      • PoisonedPens

        1 year ago

        Oddly enough, Dunn was only below the Mendoza line in 1 of 14 seasons.

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  5. drdback

    1 year ago

    Can still hit about 30-35 dingers, but will bat about ,180 and strikeout a ton of times.

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    • shortstop

      1 year ago

      Bold of you to predict for him to raise his batting average next year…

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      • Chuck from Uniontown

        1 year ago

        It’s pretty incredible he has a career BA of .197 but his career OPS+ is still 109. He definitely does his trick well.

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  6. Yanks2

    1 year ago

    Waste of money. He’ll bat under .200 and hit a ton of home runs at meaningless at bats

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    • TheMan 3

      1 year ago

      I define waste of money by a team that spends as much as the Yankees yet have no WS trophies to show for it over the past decade

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      • SanDiegoSuperDissapointingPadres

        1 year ago

        Don’t forget the Doyers too! Wait, last couple of years Padres resemble that remark…

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        • Eatdust666

          1 year ago

          Yes, but the Dodgers have actually had made it to the World Series, the Yankees haven’t since they last won it!

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      • stymeedone

        1 year ago

        As opposed to all those rings on Joey Gallo’s fingers. Money spent on him, no matter how great or small, has been well spent.

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    • splooz

      1 year ago

      Won’t be a waste of money if he can bring them back a prospect or 2 at the deadline…

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    • disadvantage

      1 year ago

      “He’ll bat under .200 and hit a ton of home runs”
      Which represents an upgrade for a rebuilding team like the Nats.

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  7. VK22

    1 year ago

    This guy is gonna kill the Mets

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    • 178iq

      1 year ago

      I bet you $1000 he doesn’t hit one out there. Ever.

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      • VK22

        1 year ago

        There’s just no chance he won’t kill them. There is always one league-average player who looks like Barry Bonds when they come to Queens.

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        • 920kodiak

          1 year ago

          He was better than league average, but I remember how Daniel Murphy would assault the Mets when he rolled into town.

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        • Cleon Jones

          1 year ago

          Just one?

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      • swagsuperawesomeepiccoolman123

        1 year ago

        keeping that on record for later

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      • swagsuperawesomeepiccoolman123

        1 year ago

        also joey gallo already hit one against the mets so you technically owe him 1000 dollars. better pay up buddy

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  8. The real Oscar Gamble

    1 year ago

    Idk if I have ever seen a player swing and miss the ball by more than Joey gallo

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    • Go Go Power Rangers

      1 year ago

      That or watches pitches go for strikes without swinging

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    • Ubaldo Jimenez

      1 year ago

      You must not have watched Chris Davis or Khris Davis much.

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      • Eatdust666

        1 year ago

        Or Mark Reynolds

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    • DanUgglasRing

      1 year ago

      Adam Dunn immediately comes to mind. Baez has been known to strike out a bit.

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      • GooseGoslinGuy

        1 year ago

        Prior to his sudden descent in his final 4 seasons, Adam Dunn had a career .251 BA and a .902 OPS and averaged 35 HRs and 88 RBIs per year. He struck out a lot those first 10 years, 163 times a year on average, but he produced consistently and netted MVP votes three times. He hit 40+ HRs in 5 consecutive seasons. He was not a Joey Gallo. He was actually a Schwarber with a better BA. If only the Nats had gotten a Dunn.

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        • DanUgglasRing

          1 year ago

          Don’t get me wrong here I was a massive Adam Dunn fan but at the time he was known as a k machine

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        • 920kodiak

          1 year ago

          If Joey puts up the same numbers that Adam Dunn did in DC, that would be a huge win. Strike-outs be damned.

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    • mlb1225

      1 year ago

      You haven’t seen someone swing and miss as often as Gallo because there’s never been anyone that bad at swinging and missing. Gallo has the lowest contact rate of any batter of all time with at least 2000 career plate appearances at 60.6%. Russell Branyan is the next highst at 63%. Both Chris (67.4%) and Khris (69%) Davis have a contact rate above 65%

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      • The real Oscar Gamble

        1 year ago

        I was talking about the actual distance between the ball and his bat. I’ve seriously seen him miss the ball by 8 fkn inches

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  9. stevetampa

    1 year ago

    It’s a good signing, for the Nats, for $5mm

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  10. 88 Brooklyn Dodgers

    1 year ago

    Arguably the most underrated stadium in all of MLB.

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  11. User 1939973770

    1 year ago

    I forgot he existed tbh

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  12. 178iq

    1 year ago

    It’s amazing this guy has a job. Aren’t there any slugger in AAA that can strike out as much as Gallo and hit 25 homers?

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    • 178iq

      1 year ago

      For the league minimum….

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      • GooseGoslinGuy

        1 year ago

        Matt Adams.

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    • Chuck from Uniontown

      1 year ago

      Gallo has a career average of 38 HRs per 162 games. Plenty of guys can hit 25, not as many can run into 40.

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    • filihok

      1 year ago

      178iq

      “Aren’t there any slugger in AAA that can strike out as much as Gallo and hit 25 homers?”

      1) not many, no

      2) that you think that’s all he does reveals that intelligence and knowledge aren’t the same thing

      3) I do not believe your IQ tested st 178 from any legitimate source

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  13. AlistairC

    1 year ago

    As a Rangers fan if someone had told me five years ago he’d be playing on a one-year deal for about league average salary for a vet player with some pop still I’d both believe it and not.

    The highs would have led me to think he’d signed a long-term deal before his last big deal expired, but the lows would say it might be an overpay even at just $5 million. He was exhilarating and frustrating, but glad saw him when it was more exhilarating.

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    • Go Go Power Rangers

      1 year ago

      Even as a fan of the rangers, I felt he was overrated. Never made contact enough to be a difference maker with the bat. Most of his ABs ended in a walk or strikeout (mostly the strikeout). He didn’t walk because his eye was good either it’s because teams knew they could pitch around him with how weak the rest of the team was then.

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  14. Clofreesz

    1 year ago

    I miss him in Texas, but he’s a shell of himself.

    He was never the same after he left Texas.

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  15. twinky

    1 year ago

    Gallo is a great defender, 20+ homers, record breaking strikeouts and way below batting average.

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  16. deGrom/Langford Texas Ranger

    1 year ago

    He was my favorite player until Corey Seager and then Jacob deGrom. Kershaw may be my favorite by this summer, though. I still have Gallo’s image on my lock screen.

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  17. raisinsss

    1 year ago

    Does he get the $1m if he breaks Mark Reynolds’ 223 strikeout record?

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  18. Ubaldo Jimenez

    1 year ago

    I like this for the Nats. They have a solid group of contact hitters and put a good amount of pressure on opposing teams to play defense. Gallo could be just enough of a power threat to add some balance into the lineup.

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  19. Captainmike1

    1 year ago

    They should have signed Greg Bird
    Greg has made it back from injuries and deserves a chance to prove my belief in him is warranted

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    • steveb-2

      1 year ago

      Count me in on that thought. I’d love to see Bird finally stay healthy & play regularly.

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  20. Dbacks44

    1 year ago

    No reason to joke. all he needs is a good half and he’s trade bait. buy low move and could turn into prospects.

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  21. User 73324335

    1 year ago

    I’d prefer an Adam & Drake LaRoche platoon at DH.

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  22. Wrian Washman

    1 year ago

    Lol

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  23. towinagain

    1 year ago

    Another one the Padres have let get away!!!

    I wanted Gallo for the Padres.

    Only 5 million for one season is entirely reasonable!

    The Padres let Soto and Grisham walk and have done ZERO to replace them.

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    • oldguyG

      1 year ago

      Why would you want Padres to sign a player that hit .171 . Pauley , Merrill , Mercado , Ornelas , Marsee can get a look in LF and see what they can do.

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      • towinagain

        1 year ago

        But the power, man? Is the farm the way they are going to go?

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        • oldguyG

          1 year ago

          40 % SO . .171 BA for 20 HR Yeah I would go farm route for the league min.

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  24. Craviduce

    1 year ago

    Gallo with a G? He’s dead.

    I’m Joey Callo with a “C” ….C A L L O

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    • acoss13

      1 year ago

      The judge isn’t buying that story!

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      • Longtimecoming

        1 year ago

        Then there were the 2 utes!

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  25. AllAboutBaseball

    1 year ago

    The season hasn’t started and he already struck out 4 times.

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  26. cwsOverhaul

    1 year ago

    If pitchers didn’t walk him, he’d probably have been out of the league a while ago.

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    • YankeesBleacherCreature

      1 year ago

      The same would apply to 80% of MLB players.

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    • DanUgglasRing

      1 year ago

      If pitchers didn’t walk Bonds he’d have over 1000 career home runs but pitchers do walk people so neither point stands.

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  27. Rishi

    1 year ago

    Yuck. Wouldn’t touch it with a ten foot pole (the contract cause it’s rude to call a human an “it”). Could see why it makes sense for Wash tho. A player like Gallo has a lot of pressure because, frankly, they almost always make an out (or maybe a walk-the least productive positive outcome) and if you aren’t hitting on a contending team you are gonna draw some boos and sit on a bench a good bit (fans don’t get too excited about BB). There is no pressure in Washington (said no politician ever) and he will be guaranteed a job (probably), tho it didn’t help Dom Smith. Could get on a roll and put up some decent numbers. Ultimately if you need him or are banking on trading him for a prospect that’s not a good sign.

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  28. 3768902

    1 year ago

    This guy would be getting a minors contract if not for 2 games last season (April 2nd; August 12th).

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  29. acoss13

    1 year ago

    He’s cheap, the team isn’t contending, and the low stakes environment might do him good, especially since Nationals Park is pitcher/hitter neutral. A guy with more upside would have been Brandon Belt, but he might cost more. Maybe Nationals flip him at the deadline just Jeimer Candelario last deadline.

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  30. Saint Nick

    1 year ago

    You listed his career stats twice. His line last season was .177/.301/.440

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    • padam

      1 year ago

      I noticed that too. Scary to think his career average is under .200, yet still gets attention.

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      • filihok

        1 year ago

        padam

        “Scary to think his career average is under .200, yet still gets attention.”

        Because the time where front offices hired people who,thought batting average was worth looking at are over

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        • sonorawind

          1 year ago

          IT IS still worth looking at. I’d rather have a guy with a .330 OBP who hit .280, than a guy who hit .240 and walked a lot to get to .330. HIts still drive in runs more often than walks. Sometimes more that one run..

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        • filihok

          1 year ago

          sw

          “IT IS still worth looking at. I’d rather have a guy with a .330 OBP who hit .280, than a guy who hit .240 and walked a lot to get to .330. HIts still drive in runs more often than walks. Sometimes more that one run..”

          It’s not worth looking at

          Look at wRC+ instead

          OBP treats a walk and a hit the same. That’s wrong

          Batting average treats a single and home run the same. That’s wrong

          wOBA treats HR>3B>2B>1B>BB

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  31. DrDick

    1 year ago

    Gallo is a prime example of why MLB shouldn’t even think about expansion in the next 20 years.

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    • cq1234

      1 year ago

      He’s a prime example of why people think baseball in 2023 is boring, too. I know what analytics and his OPS/SLG stats are and how he’s slightly above average for his career, but it just sucks to watch.

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      • TheFuzzofKing

        1 year ago

        You need Banana Ball, brother.

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        • Yanks4life22

          1 year ago

          Savannah Bananas?

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  32. stretch123

    1 year ago

    Joey Gallo is literally the perfect player to bat No 9 in any lineup lol – as long as your catcher is JT Realmuto or a comparable catcher of offense capability.

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    • filihok

      1 year ago

      stretch

      “Joey Gallo is literally the perfect player to bat No 9 in any lineup”

      Why do you say that?

      I have two guesses

      The hopeful guess: you know enough about baseball to know a good OBP in the 9th spot can increase run scoring since rhe best hitters bat after the 9 hitter. That said, while Gallo puts up decent OBP’s his power probably suits him better closer to the middle of the order. Not right behind the 8th hitter who,should be the worst in the lineup.

      The pessimistic guess. You think that because “his batting average sux”

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  33. Quinnap89

    1 year ago

    “Slugger” lol he shouldn’t even be on a major league roster

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    • filihok

      1 year ago

      Quinnap

      “he shouldn’t even be on a major league roster”

      Unlikely there are 780 better players in MLB. There certainly aren’t 780 with better potential

      He deserves a spot

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  34. Texas Outlaw

    1 year ago

    The good: Joey loves the fans, we loved him in Texas, he has a decent glove, he has monster power, he walks, he plays hard and is a good clubhouse guy. He also can be traded for prospects if he plays well or released if he doesn’t.

    The bad: he strikeouts more than a fugly guy at a lesbian wedding. He will sink your average but he provides his own air-conditioning.

    I see this signing as win win.

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    • ROCKY07

      1 year ago

      Based on his contributions over the past 2-3 seasons you’d be lucky to get a bag of balls in a trade….never going to get prospects…and you don’t pay him to walk…
      He isn’t going to steal 10+ bases and his strikeouts leave baserunning open to strike them out throw them out DPs….younger guys would play hard and keep their mouths shut in the club house….shocking the Nats would rather play him then a rookie looking for a chance.

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      • mlb1225

        1 year ago

        Hey, the Yankees got Clatyon Beeter from the Dodgers for Gallo when he was batting .160 with a 76 OPS+ at the 2022 trade deadline. Beeter certiantly isn’t an insignificant prospect as he ranks top 15 in the Yankees’ system by FanGraphs and MLB Pipeline, and was added to the Yankees’ 40-man roster to protect him from the R5 draft. He’s ovbiously never going to get a Juan Soto pacakge, but still might be able to bring back something of note.

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  35. Mikenmn

    1 year ago

    I’m just looking for a player to fill the coveted Adam Dunn spot

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  36. MLB Top 100 Commenter

    1 year ago

    What a horrible signing for a young team that has almost zero chance of making the playoffs!

    Unless they plan on trading Lane Thomas for prospects, they have an outfield of Lane Thomas, Jacob Young and Stone Garrett, with Victor Robles capable of backing up and of the three outfield spots. If Robles gets hot, he could pass Young or Garrett on my depth chart. I like a lineup that starts with Abrams and Young followed by Thomas and Meneses. The speed at the top of the lineup is dynamic and the Nationals don’t have much else.

    Meneses is 1B or DH and Gallo is not good enough to burn a DH or 1B spot.

    Gallo is a 5th OF for a contender who has a weak defense high bat OF that needs replacing in late innings. At most.

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    • TheFuzzofKing

      1 year ago

      I’m a Nats fan and who exactly are they supposed to sign?

      They’re playing out another lost season and it doesn’t matter who plays the outfield or DH or first or whatever.

      Anyone who’s not a hot prospect knocking on the door or a megabuck free agent who came here to make it his clubhouse (and why would they bother signing one now, when they have at best half a core at the major league level?) might as well be you or me.

      This is rebuilding. It’s what it is.

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      • MLB Top 100 Commenter

        1 year ago

        They need to give the at-bats to Jacob Young to see if he is a dynamic add before Dylan and Wood are ready. Garrett too, to a lesser extent. Gallo is a waste. Fuzz, you made the best argument for it, but I would skip Gallo and run with the younger players.

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  37. mlb1225

    1 year ago

    Gallo is the first player in baseball history to have a batting average below .180 and an OPS+ above 100 in 300+ plate appearances in one season. The next closest is Mark McGwire in 2001 who batted .187 with a 105 OPS+.

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  38. 808sAndMetsHeartbreaks

    1 year ago

    Joey Gallo stats in 2024:

    Total 2024 season stats: .190 avg 15 HR .400 OPS

    During games vs the Mets: .357 avg 12 HR 1.738 OPS

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  39. DarrenDreifortsContract

    1 year ago

    He has a lot of power but can’t hit a bowling ball with a bat.

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  40. baked mcbride

    1 year ago

    You had me at Adam Dunn…

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    • stymeedone

      1 year ago

      You mean THE Adam Dunn, the original Juan Soto! He started off great but took a dive as he got older.

      Reply
  41. Now Yu Know

    1 year ago

    Why didn’t they just hang on to Luke Voit instead?

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    • believeitornot

      1 year ago

      Luke voit is older and not as good. Plus he is limited defensively.

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  42. Rsox

    1 year ago

    Decent pickup for the Nats. Upside is strong production and a tradeable asset, worse case cut mid season

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  43. mlb1225

    1 year ago

    Gallo feels like he pushes the three-true-outcomes envolope a little more every year as an experiment as to how far he can take it before teams give up on him. He is the only sub-Mendoza batter ever to have an above average OPS+ in at least 2000 career plate appearances. He has the highest strikeout rate ever in baseball history with as many plate appearances. He’s like baseball’s thought experiment, but he’s actually doing it.

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  44. LordD99

    1 year ago

    Amazing. His contracts are trending down each year, but life is good when a player can still get a $5MM guaranteed deal, with another million in incentives.

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  45. Citizen1

    1 year ago

    Boras scraping the bottom of the barrel with the gnats, who used to sign his free agents. Is the $1 mil bonus if Snell signs with the gnats?

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  46. Reynaldo

    1 year ago

    This guy knows the flaws in his game, admits to it, but still can’t bother to change his approach to improve. P

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  47. SupremeZeus

    1 year ago

    Gallo would be the GOAT 16″ softball player.

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  48. ExileInLA 2

    1 year ago

    They thought they were signing Joey CALLO…

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    • James Midway

      1 year ago

      He just wanted to distinguish himself from the stage actor.

      Reply
  49. AirY0rdan

    1 year ago

    Who remembers when Joey Gallo used to be good?

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    • Eatdust666

      1 year ago

      I do and he was actually on pace to have career high batting average until he was out for the rest of the 2019 season (was hitting .253 through 70 games).

      Reply
  50. RandorBierd

    1 year ago

    Poor work ethic and an unwillingness to make adjustments. He could have been something special if he’d gotten out of his own way and opened himself to instruction.

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    • DeepDownSouth

      1 year ago

      So you have inside track of his work ethics & unwillingness to make adjustments? You like so many other fan talent evaluators. They don’t know jack.

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  51. James Midway

    1 year ago

    AJ Preller is heartbroken

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  52. Coach Jason

    1 year ago

    Ok first off, the number of comments on this article are crazy. Who knew a Joey Gallo signing would get people talking?

    Second off, I really wish someone would convince this guy to tryout being a relief pitcher before its too late. I think I read somewhere that he can hit 100 on the radar gun. See if he can remake himself before zero teams will give him a league minimum deal anymore.

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    • YankeesBleacherCreature

      1 year ago

      He just got $5MM as a hitter. How many teams would even offer him a non-roster ST invite if he became a reliever? I’m not quite following your math. Just bc someone can hit triple-digits on a radar gun doesn’t mean that they can pitch and get hitters out.

      Reply
      • Coach Jason

        1 year ago

        Agreed, he may not be able to. But I also wonder how long those deals will last. And if he was able to convert, and was dominant, it could lead to a longer career. But if the 1 year deals keep getting offered then yeah I doubt he tries.

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  53. YourDreamGM

    1 year ago

    B for Nats. I would have sold him on what we did for Josh Bell and saved a million or 2. He was pretty solid last year. Average will still be low and strike outs high but I believe they will improve from last year. I don’t like high k guys but they still have value. I like this for them.

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  54. DeepDownSouth

    1 year ago

    I’m sure White Sox fans are not happy with him signing with Nationals. They were waiting & hoping Sox would sign him to give them more incentive to be the awful fans they are. I’m glad Sox didn’t sign him, dude can’t hit anymore.

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    • Eatdust666

      1 year ago

      Exactly, he used to be very good despite the low average and high strikeout total, but then he collapsed when he was traded to the Yankees.

      Reply
  55. Petey Bienel

    1 year ago

    I’m kind of not shocked that so many comment equate his batting average to making outs rather than his OBP. His OBP would have been 5th on last year’s Nats with over 250 PAs, and one of those guys was Jeimer (and another was Dom). He’s the 3rd best bat coming back behind Thomas and Stone.by wOBA and OPS. The Ks are unsightly, but let’s not obsess so much about those instead of weak groundballs. The Nats are a sad case, but even a diminished Gallo upgrades this team as well as balances the left / right mix at LF/1B/DH.

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    • Petey Bienel

      1 year ago

      actually, the .301 OBP would have been much lower. among the returning Nats, but his OPS is 3rd.

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    • Mantle536

      1 year ago

      I sincerely feel sorry for Cats fans because you’ve had to suffer through some awful seasons of sub-standard play, and you’ve had bad luck of your 2 biggest pitcher signings.

      But you will learn after watching Gallo everyday (as Yankee fans learned) that IT IS HIDEOUSLY PAINFUL watching Gallo for a full season.

      They’ll be dozens of times where the timing or winning run is on 2nd or 3rd, and all you need is a single, and Gallo will say screw the win, I’m swing for an HR. When you see that from Gallo 90% of the time, your opinion on him will change drastically.

      Btw, OBP is another stat that misused, as I noted earlier. But don’t take my word for it; how about the word of JIM KAAT, a Hall of Fame?

      Jim Kaat once correctly noted that Strikeouts should be factored into the formula for OBP to accurately reflect a player’s value because the “hitter” failed miserably to do his job in those instances.

      If you did that with Gallo’s hideous lifetime K total of 1,190, his .323. lifetime OBP would likely be in the high .100s or low .200s, which truly reflects his actual value as a player.

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      • filihok

        1 year ago

        Manlet

        “Ignorant blah blah blah”

        Strikeouts are already factored into OBP. OBP measures often a player doesn’t make an out. Strikeouts are an out. Thus, they are counted as making an out.

        Kaat was good at throwing a baseball, doesn’t mean he knows anything about baseball statistics.

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  56. letsgooakland123

    1 year ago

    He actually hit .177/.301/.741 last year. I thought it was interesting that your article had him hitting the exact same line in his career and in 2023.

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  57. oldgfan

    1 year ago

    Hopefully this is the tip of the iceborasberg signings. Let’s Go !

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  58. BlueSkies_LA

    1 year ago

    Nobody hits a ball harder and less often than Joey Gallo.

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    • Citizen1

      1 year ago

      But the exit velocity, man!

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    • Mantle536

      1 year ago

      BlueSkies_LA, since when did Joey “Whiff” Gallo hit “the ball harder” then Aaron Judge?

      Your comment is Absurd.

      In 2023 Hard H%: Judge=64.4, Gallo=52.9

      Plus, Judge hit the Baseball at a .267 clip (despite injuries), whereas
      Gallo hit a PATHETIC .177.

      So, Hard Hit % is another phony stat in some respects because it doesn’t factor in how often the hitter actually HITS the ball, which is kinda the point of the game if you’re a hitter.

      Gallo’s HH% is largely Worthless because he RARELY actually hits the ball. So, what if he hits it hard 1 out of 50 swings (or whatever it is precisely).

      I record a Par or Birdie at least 90% of the time when I hit the green in regulation. So, I’m Great, Right? Except I only hit the green in regulation 3-5 times a round, so that 90% is MEANINGLESS! Understand now, BlueSkies_LA?

      And Stop Pulling False Stats Out of You Know Where! Many hitters hit the ball harder than Gallo, and they do it far more often!

      Gallo S-T-I-N-K-S!!!

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      • BlueSkies_LA

        1 year ago

        Somebody woke up with Twisted Knickers. And that’s for Sure!

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  59. jumps

    1 year ago

    No loss situation here for the Nats. 1 year deal that doesn’t block any prospects. With them rebuilding, at worst, he gives them a bat to pair with Joey M and hit some massive shots that will sell a few extra tickets. At best, he provides above average value and they can flip him before the deadline for maybe a serviceable minor leaguer and/or a a few lottery ticket prospects.

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  60. GooseGoslinGuy

    1 year ago

    Of course they did. Been waiting all 0ff-season for at least one encouraging signing by the Nats. This is awful news. You’d be better off just promoting the kids no matter how they do in spring training than to bring in this walking disaster. What was it about his analytics that told the FO this was a good idea? The worst trend in modern baseball is the encouragement of these awful hitters who occasionally can hit a home run. And now that he is 30, what do the analytics say about his projected production? The long, disappointing 2024 season just got longer. Finally, whose desperation smells worse: The Nats’ or Gallo’s?

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  61. Dmac141414

    1 year ago

    I don’t mind this move. Low cost, potentially a medium reward. He has 2 GG’s, lefty power hitter. Protect someone at the plate, hit a few longballs, save CJ’s throws in the dirt.

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  62. HALfromVA

    1 year ago

    I hope Joey hits 50 bombs this year.

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  63. hoof hearted

    1 year ago

    why, tell me why would they do this?

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  64. Edde1968

    1 year ago

    I’m surprised a MLB team is interested in Joey Gallo let alone sign him.I mean I’m speechless.

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  65. Yankees1000%

    1 year ago

    Strike out man

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  66. Old York

    1 year ago

    Guy’s gonna rake and walk.

    Projection for 2024:

    PA: 400
    BA: 0.199
    OBP: 0.323
    Hits: 68
    K: 125
    BB: 59
    HR: 26

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    • Mantle536

      1 year ago

      Yes, Old York, with the stats you listed, which are comically high for Gallo . . .
      He could, indeed, “rake” the field the Nationals’ field as a member of the Grounds Crew . . .

      But that’s the ONLY thing Gallo will “rake.”

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  67. K Kr

    1 year ago

    Not to be a “Debbie Downer” to the nice Nats fans here, but w/ all due respect, Gallo’s performance for the Twins was as brutal to watch as Miguel Sano’s downhill slide just prior. It was just awful. He is not an all around MLB’er whatsoever.

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  68. richardc

    1 year ago

    Before someone mentions his ability to draw walks and hit for power, I fully understand it all. Still, though, I just find it absolutely insane to see a .197 batting average and someone say that guy is still considered an abive average hitter.

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  69. Bleedsblue81

    1 year ago

    Carrer slash and 2023 slash are identical, the guy is consistent at least, I guess ‍♂️

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  70. LordTeaboBaggins

    1 year ago

    Somewhere out there, Rob Deer is reading this article and thinking, “Damn, if only I could have been born thirty years later..”

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  71. stephaniebpetagno

    1 year ago

    Did he really bat his career average last season?

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  72. FossSellsKeys

    1 year ago

    He’s aged like a fine… Nope, he’s aged like a big ol’ jug of Gallo.

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    • Cora the Destroya

      1 year ago

      Nice try

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  73. BetterMuppet:JUDGEorKERMIT?

    1 year ago

    This seems brilliant for the NATS….solid job. Trade bait come deadline and get some prospects for a very 3/4 season salary….frankly brilliant

    If he hits 15 bombs and better a hit in 10 attempts someone one chasing a playoff spot will give you something for his name alone.

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  74. Stlhomers

    1 year ago

    Strikeout machine.

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  75. Cora the Destroya

    1 year ago

    I’ve never been sold on this guy. A ton of strikeouts.

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  76. believeitornot

    1 year ago

    He was still better than the average mlb player last year. Okay. Just barely but he still did it. He is a poor man’s version of Kyle Schwarber with the bat but is better defensively.

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  77. Jacksson13

    1 year ago

    Fans will Whine about the GALLO signing !!

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  78. Hexbreaker

    1 year ago

    The poster boy for the “three true outcomes” ??

    The entire league has turned into three true outcomes.

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  79. User 2079935927

    1 year ago

    Funny how when a below average player ends up on your team, he’s suddenly not so bad. Inst that how it works?

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  80. Cleon Jones

    1 year ago

    Having Gallo around will lower Nats AC bills this summer.

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  81. Mantle536

    1 year ago

    What Joey Gallo’s. career really shows us is how WORTHLESS wRC+ and some other “modern” baseball stats are.

    When a player’s Career batting line .197/.323/.466 and wRC+ says THAT HIDEOUS PERFORMANCE IS 9% BETTER THAN AVERAGE (109), that tells us that wRC+ is a completely worthless stat.

    I watched all 140 games Gallo played with the Yankees (I record games I miss & watch them later), and Gallo was easily ONE OF THE WORST PLAYERS I ever saw in 63 YEARS of watching baseball.

    To say a “hitter” who Completely Misses Hitting the Ball almost 38% of the time (37.9% to be precise) is anything but HIDEOUS is comical.

    Is Gallo’s 2022 stat line of .160/.280/.357 really ONLY 14% worse than average? Really?!

    And it’s hysterical that the article said the Gallo put “together a decent campaign with the Twins last year.”

    In 282 ABs, Gallo hit 21 HRs with 40 RBIs for the Twins. Think about that for a moment . . .

    If just 1 man was on base in 10 of his HRs, then 31 of his 40 RBIs came in 21 ABs.

    And that would mean that Gallo knocked in 9 people in his other 261 At Bats! Put another way, Gallo FAILED to plate a run in 252 ABs! Consider how Otherworldly AWFUL that is for a supposed power hitter.

    How many games did the Twins lose by 1-2 runs during those 252 ABs when hideous Joey Gallo only accounted for 9 RBIs?

    Gallo is one of the worst “power hitters” in baseball history, PERIOD.

    For wRC+ to say at various times that he’s 9% Better than Average or even 14% Worse than Average tells us that either wRC+ is WORTHLESS or the “Average” MLB player should be playing Double-A Baseball.

    Jim Kaat once correctly noted that Strikeouts should be included in OBP to accurately reflect a player’s value because the “hitter” failed miserably to do his job in those instances.

    If you did that with Gallo’s hideous lifetime K total of 1,190, his .323. lifetime OBP would likely be in the high .100s or low .200s, which truly reflects his actual value as a player.

    (f there’s a mathematician out there, you can calculate the precise #.)

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    • filihok

      1 year ago

      M536

      (ignorant rant)

      If a player makes fewer outs than average and hits for more power than average, why should their total offense be worse than average?

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  82. K Kr

    1 year ago

    Hey “Mantle,” get your application in immediately-start with the minor league organizations, I’m SERIOUS. Precarious age (Shouldn’t be the way it’s become, BUT….). I have a worthless Biz Adm from the late 90’s-just missed the tech age stuff.

    This is a top 50 post on this nice website, in my opinion. I’m impressed by the fact you seem to have a happy medium between the “Good ole’ days” (..BA, hits, SO’s, HR’s, and RBI’s)), and the new age age analytic garbage.

    Mark it down, if it goes any further, they’ll start counting how many times These guys fart in the dugout here soon. Anyway, your a rockstar in my opinion, dude.

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    • filihok

      1 year ago

      Same question to you, KKR

      If a player makes fewer outs than average and hits for more power than average, how are they not an above average hitter?

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      • K Kr

        1 year ago

        Filihok-if I had a MLB arm, dude, I would NOT want to pitch to Gallo-he’s certainly not a dumb guy, but a career .200 BA Is WHAT it Is, too. I used to have this stuff memorized, I’ve gotten too old, friend. Per 600 Ab’s, a .250 average would clearly be a .250 BA.

        As a Twins fan, as much as I Lopez they got last year from Miami-as a person, especially, to me, it went down as one trades in MN’s history because they gave Arraez, sp.

        Arraez should average, then, 100 more hits than Gallo, per season, about 2/3rds of one, per the 162 game schedule. Gallo, though, if he’s “On,” man, anybody w/ a half take-the CAN change A GAME by himself.

        Unlike Arraez, though, Gallo wasn’t like Luis during his one year tenure in MN-memory serving, he started out fairly well, utterly disappeared in the 2nd half, and he was hit and miss in the beginning-couldn’t depend on him, even Rocco knew it a third of the way in. Every AB I watched, it looked like utter chaos. All the while, there was Arraez 1-4, 2-5, 4-6, 0-4, runner’s sacrifice.

        The Twins use to have “Terry Ryan;”he was an utter genius until he became ill in the mid 2000’s-For as good as Lopez is(Clubhouse influence, more than anything), TR would’ve traded Arraez-Falvey and Levine come in with their nintendo head gear, and it all went to hell up here.

        I hope some of this makes sense, dude. Nice talking w/ you anyway, buddy, sincerely.

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        • K Kr

          1 year ago

          Hey, apologies for the piss poor spelling-I don’t know what type of spell checks are on this thing, man, but this doesn’t make sense anymore-same thing is happening with my emails, too. Can’t figure this out, began only about a month ago-a virus, somehow, has to be. Sorry, man-

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  83. ArianaGrandSlam

    1 year ago

    Is he trying to improve his batting average and not succeeding or he’s even not trying?

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  84. h2oface

    1 year ago

    Decent campaign with the Twins? Sure it was.

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  85. Nats ain't what they used to be

    1 year ago

    Nats were one of the best in MLB about putting ball in play last year and worst in power. This will move them toward center in both. Any luck he hits well and is gone at the deadline.

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