At the 2021 trade deadline, the Yankees sent four young players to the Rangers for slugging outfielder Joey Gallo. A year later, the Yankees swapped Gallo to Los Angeles for a Double-A pitcher.
The decline was obvious. In 140 games with New York, Gallo had a slash line of .159/.291/.368 for an OPS of .660, 173 points lower than he had put up in seven years in Texas.
Since coming to the Dodgers, Gallo’s numbers over his first 56 plate appearances were remarkably similar to his Rangers days, an .818 OPS just 15 points lower than he posted with Texas.