At one point, Joey Gallo looked like the perfect slugger for the Yankees—massive power, strong defense, and the ability to take walks at an elite clip. But his time in the Bronx turned into a nightmare, and now, at 31 years old, he’s fighting for his baseball life on a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox.
If the White Sox, a team not exactly overflowing with offensive firepower, see him as a fringe player, it’s clear his value has hit rock bottom.
A Steady Decline
Gallo’s career has always been built on a simple formula: home runs and strikeouts.