No, he is actually a well rounded hitter, it is 2021.
Gallo's OPS is .869, he gets on base very well with a lot of walks, his OBP is .379 which is outstanding for a power hitting outfielder. Slugging is .490.
RC/27 is a strong 6.9.
In the year 2021, and it is not about batting average, or even strikeouts, it is on base plus slugging, OPS is a good measure, there are others.
AND he is a true plus fielder, outfield defense matters, he was a Gold Glover, can play all three outfield positions.
Yanks needed a LH hitter that can bat 2-3-4-5 in the lineup, he is perfect.
Great move for them, (I am NOT a Yankee fan, just a baseball fan).
(ALL baseball is suffering from the launch angle go for home run approach, the three outcomes strikeout, walk, homers are bad for the game. High hard fastball is resulting in more strikeouts, hitters upper cutting have problems hitting the high hard pitch. Batters are encouraged to take a lot of pitches against good starters to get the pitch count up and get them out of the game. Pens are filled with several big dummies that can throw 97mph so relief pitchers are used too often)
Gallo's OPS is .869, he gets on base very well with a lot of walks, his OBP is .379 which is outstanding for a power hitting outfielder. Slugging is .490.
RC/27 is a strong 6.9.
In the year 2021, and it is not about batting average, or even strikeouts, it is on base plus slugging, OPS is a good measure, there are others.
AND he is a true plus fielder, outfield defense matters, he was a Gold Glover, can play all three outfield positions.
Yanks needed a LH hitter that can bat 2-3-4-5 in the lineup, he is perfect.
Great move for them, (I am NOT a Yankee fan, just a baseball fan).
(ALL baseball is suffering from the launch angle go for home run approach, the three outcomes strikeout, walk, homers are bad for the game. High hard fastball is resulting in more strikeouts, hitters upper cutting have problems hitting the high hard pitch. Batters are encouraged to take a lot of pitches against good starters to get the pitch count up and get them out of the game. Pens are filled with several big dummies that can throw 97mph so relief pitchers are used too often)
Gallo leads ALL of MLB with 74 walks (Moneyball) by the way. Look it up, out of >500 players.
RE the boring game in 2021, they need to lower the strike zone a few inches, stop the strikeouts for those upper cutting for a HR all the time.
Also IMO they need to eliminate the shift, LH hitters especially are punished since 2B can play into short RF, right handed hitters still hit gound ball base hits between the 3b and ss all the time. LH hitters, same place on the right side, an out.
Infielders would have to be on the dirt when the ball crosses the plate, and two have to be on each side of 2b, 15 feet from the bag minimum.
That would help getting back to going for base hits, too many LH hitters have given up on base hits to the right side of the IF, and are always trying to hit long flies rather than a hard liner or grounder for a base hit.
(please do not say that LH hitters should learn to hit the other way, sure, some can adjust, but most, even big names, cannot change their swing that they have employed for over a decade --- since high school--- to push it the other way... bunting, yes, but big hitters cannot adjust their grip and swing and timing and stance and everything and suddenly become Rod Carew)
RE the boring game in 2021, they need to lower the strike zone a few inches, stop the strikeouts for those upper cutting for a HR all the time.
Also IMO they need to eliminate the shift, LH hitters especially are punished since 2B can play into short RF, right handed hitters still hit gound ball base hits between the 3b and ss all the time. LH hitters, same place on the right side, an out.
Infielders would have to be on the dirt when the ball crosses the plate, and two have to be on each side of 2b, 15 feet from the bag minimum.
That would help getting back to going for base hits, too many LH hitters have given up on base hits to the right side of the IF, and are always trying to hit long flies rather than a hard liner or grounder for a base hit.
(please do not say that LH hitters should learn to hit the other way, sure, some can adjust, but most, even big names, cannot change their swing that they have employed for over a decade --- since high school--- to push it the other way... bunting, yes, but big hitters cannot adjust their grip and swing and timing and stance and everything and suddenly become Rod Carew)
Another big (240+ lbs) dude, slow afoot and frankly medium power at best...He has been below .800 OPS since early 2019
Only four position players in MLB that are both 6'5"+ and 250+ lbs and three are now w Yankees
The teams that know them best (TB and BOS) are routinely stuffing their station to station, HR or Nada offense
Other clubs can obviously follow suit
