The Minnesota Twins have agreed to phrases with free-agent outfielder Joey Gallo on a one-year deal price $11 million, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Gallo had beforehand been reported as one of many Twins’ targets after shedding shortstop Carlos Correa to the San Francisco Giants.
Gallo, 29, each is and is not far faraway from showing within the 2021 All-Star Recreation. Chronologically, he is about 18 months off. However spiritually, you could not blame him if he feels prefer it’s been longer than that. Gallo has since endured poor stints with the New York Yankees (84 OPS+ in 140 video games) and Los Angeles Dodgers (83 OPS+ in 44 video games) which have rendered him an enigma.
The Twins are undoubtedly hoping that they will help Gallo return to his outdated kind. Over components of seven seasons with the Texas Rangers, he amassed a .211/.336/.497 (116 OPS+) slash line with 145 dwelling runs. In that sense, the Twins are playing on his upside: in the event that they’re proper, they’re going to have gained a middle-of-the-order bat at a low value; in the event that they’re fallacious, they’re going to have sunk $11 million right into a participant who neither the Yankees nor the Dodgers might remedy.
Defensively, Gallo’s athleticism has previously allowed him to play middle subject, although he is seen time at different nook positions, together with primarily left subject for the Yankees and Dodgers. The Twins determine to deploy Gallo in left as properly, although a lot about their outfield association is to be decided. Minnesota is reportedly open to buying and selling Max Kepler, and has just a few younger outfielders to work into the fold, in Trevor Larnach and Alex Kirilloff. The one certainty concerning the Twins outfield at this level is that Byron Buxton will play middle subject offered he is wholesome.
Gallo is the second veteran hitter the Twins have inked this winter. Final week, they agreed to phrases with catcher Christian Vázquez on a three-year pact.
