Today, the Twins and outfielder Joey Gallo agreed to a 1-year, $11M deal, per Jon Heyman of the NY Post. The Twins will likely look to Gallo in 2022 for…I’m honestly perplexed why the Twins signed him.
Joey Gallo is a corner OF, which is a position that the Twins have tons of depth already. Most of the Twins corner OF’s are LH hitters, but Gallo is a LH hitter as well, so adding him doesn’t solve that issue. He provides little to no defensive value, and he doesn’t improve the offense in any way at all. Below are some numbers that evidence this:
Joey Gallo:
Gallo’s main attribute is his ability to hit the ball hard when he hits it. His Whiff%, K%, and xBA are all terrible. In addition, his xwOBA is well below average. Judging by these stats, he’s essentially the same player as Miguel Sano.
Miguel Sano:
These numbers practically mirror each other. The only difference between Sano and Gallo is that Gallo is more expensive, and is an OF.
Who knows, Gallo could be good. He’s been good in the past. But right now I strongly dislike this signing.