Why Did the Twins Sign Joey Gallo?

[sweetmusicviola16]

I have already purchased my Gallo 13 Twins jersey. I'm looking forward to seeing him in a Twins uni for the next 9 years of his career. Hot summer day games at Target will be much cooler from now on as we feel the magnificent breezes Joey makes as he swings through opposing pitches.

[sweetmusicviola16]

I've always wanted to have a player nicknamed cool breeze on the Twins. Now I have it.

[Eris]

Since 2018, Kepler has 37 OAA 5th best) and Gallo has 5 (59th best).  I not sure how Gallo can be considered close close to Kepler defensively. By way of comparison, Jake Cave had 3 OAA over this time period. 
 

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/outs_above_average?type=Fielder&startYear=2018&endYear=2022&split=no&team=&range=year&min=q&pos=of&roles=&viz=show

[Dman]

5 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

I'm not sure how to go from great prospect to bag of balls.....

Sorry just meant I don't think the Twins will trade him unless they get something worthwhile back.

[rv78]

#1. Why did they sign Joey Gallo? Answer: They are sticking to the Twins way of trying to catch lightning in a bottle. The boy geniuses want to make that one deal that will make them look smarter than anyone else. Even though it hasn't happened yet with the Shoemakers, Happs, Archers, and pretty much everyone else they have acquired that doesn't mean you change what doesn't work. To them, it means you try more often. 

For a little more than $34.6 million the Twins could have an outfield of 3 guys that hit .224, .227, and .160 in 2022 and none of the 3 played a full season. Seriously, is there anyone here that thinks that is a recipe for success? I'm not sure what stuff they are smoking because the cloud of stink coming from it gets thicker with every move they make. 

[Whitey333]

No Ted, in my view your view that Gallo is a good signing is way overblown.  My guess is he may start kind of hot and everyone will get rel excited thinking it was such a great deal.  But by mid season the dwindling fans in attendance will boo him mercilessly for all the strikeouts and low average and his continued poor clutch hitting.  IMO he isn't needed.  If another outfielder needed to be signed I believe better players were available.  This will go down as another one of their strange signings.  It will not make the team better.  This FO will go down as one of the worst in Twins history.  This team has very little direction.  When 2023 ends, the Twins will have played another year of boring, losing baseball.  Then it should be the end of Falvey, Lavigne, and Rocco.

[D.C Twins]

Yaaaawn...

It's really neither here nor there as it is not a 'move' that any team serious about a deep playoff run would make.

Once that is established... as for the rest of the details.... yaaaaaaaaawn....

 

[kenneth frank]

I don't get it. How is the shift ban going to benefit Gallo's whiff rate? At least Kepler's a contact hitter. I believe this was a rebound signing from missing out on Correa and in the end it's going to leave a gaping hole. Why are they so hell bent on trading Kepler (and now they have little choice but to trade him)? 

[Bradfoot]

Should be interesting watching the Sano critics who obsess over batting average react to Gallo this year.

[Riverbrian]

Signing Joey Gallo means we have to trade Kepler or else Kirilloff and Larnach will not play? 

I understand that September was a long time ago so we may have forgotten but as a reminder I'll mention that we had Cave, Celestino and Garlick in the OF. 

Why anyone would assume health if they took any kind of notes last season and the year before that and the year before that and the year before that. ?

We also saw the Twins move players around and rest last year. I'm not sure why anyone assumes that we won't do the same again this year. We also have the DH position that can be provide playing time if we actually have a healthy log jam.  

Now if the fears expressed are correct and Gallo is given every day playing time and is producing like the same Gallo as last year, while Kirilloff or Larnach sits on the bench and watches it happen. I promise that I will join you and start calling for new management. 

We can have an honest competition for playing time between Gallo, Kepler, Kirilloff, Gordon, Larnach... let the best man win. 

If the Twins truly commit to letting the best man win instead of who they think should win and do this not just in the OF. We could add Mancini to this roster and deepen the competition and lineup a little more and provide insurance against injuries. We could aslo add Segura to this roster and deepen the competition and lineup a little more. Those are probably the only two bats left in the market that interest me.  

We also have the DH spot to keep players busy. 

C

Jeffers

Vazquez

1B/3B

Mancini 

Miranda

Arraez 

or 

Miranda

Arraez

Kirilloff

2B/SS

Polanco

Farmer

Gordon

or

Polanco

Farmer

Segura

OF

Buxton

Gallo

Kepler

Kirilloff

Garlick or Larnach

or

Buxton

Gallo

Kepler

Gordon

Garlick or Larnach

 

Minor League depth

C

Get somebody on a minor league deal

SS/1B/2B/3B

Lewis, Lee, Martin, Julien, 1B minor league deal Aguilar, Dom Smith, someone like that). 

OF

Larnach

Wallner

Lewis 

Martin

Celestino

 

 

 

 

[saviking]

Would I have signed Gallo? No .. but we have him so I'm hopping he can get back on track to the tune of .210 BA, 35 HR .340 OBP .. But more importantly I hope his ability to play centerfield allows us to keep Celestino in the minor leagues. Why Celestino, I think he's going to be a career 2.65 hitter with no power. He can cover ground in centerfield but makes too many mental errors. WE have so many outfielders who can hit and hit with power that need to play.  

[se7799]

17 hours ago, Whitey333 said:

No Ted, in my view your view that Gallo is a good signing is way overblown.  My guess is he may start kind of hot and everyone will get rel excited thinking it was such a great deal.  But by mid season the dwindling fans in attendance will boo him mercilessly for all the strikeouts and low average and his continued poor clutch hitting.  IMO he isn't needed.  If another outfielder needed to be signed I believe better players were available.  This will go down as another one of their strange signings.  It will not make the team better.  This FO will go down as one of the worst in Twins history.  This team has very little direction.  When 2023 ends, the Twins will have played another year of boring, losing baseball.  Then it should be the end of Falvey, Lavigne, and Rocco.

That's kinda harsh and definitely  not true.  I know the goal is the world series but...definitely not the worst FO of all time.  Offseason isn't even over.