SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Joey Gallo's transition to full-time first baseman has gone smoothly enough that perhaps the most challenging adjustment right now is being 100 feet away from hard-hitting left-handed sluggers like himself.
"The hardest thing is the lefties that pull, those topspin balls down the line, that's always tough -- those big guys, a guy like me, I would hate to play first against," Gallo said. "Other than that, I'm pretty comfortable playing over there. I don't really have any plays where I'm like, 'Oh, I don't like doing this.' I have a pretty good feel over there.