It’ll All Work Out
Zac Gallen is hurt. That’s probably the worst news that Diamondbacks fans could have received. But there are signs for hope. While he was demoted to Hillsboro from Reno this past week, the performance of Brett Johnson while he was in Reno is instructive.
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Across three levels prior to this season, Johnson had struggled. In 2022 he slashed .219/.378/.333, which was a respectable OPS of .711, but far from spectacular. In 2023 he got his first taste of Hillsboro, and slashed .