SAN DIEGO -- The batting average will be low and the strikeout totals high. That's life with Joey Gallo.
Good thing both numbers carry less weight than ever before.
Gallo is going to have a perfectly acceptable to 2018 season. He will approach 40 home runs, maybe even reach the threshold again. He has an outside shot at 100 RBIs. His OPS ranks in the top 25 in the American League. All nice numbers.
The next step for him -- no more Mr. Nice Numbers.
Gallo has the ability to be not just a solid run-producer, but a monster.