The trade of Joey Gallo to the New York Yankees from the Texas Rangers is official. The team has announced that Joey Gallo and Joely Rodriguez have been traded to the Yankees for infielders Ezequiel Duran, Josh Smith, and Trevor Hauver and pitcher Glenn Otto. The Rangers are also sending cash to New York in the deal, reportedly paying the roughly $4 million owed to Joey and Joely the rest of the way.
We wrote about this deal and the players coming back yesterday at length, and I don’t really have anything to add other than that it underscores the shift in the Rangers philosophy from seeking potential five tool high upside guys to seeking strong hit tool players with impact hitter upside.