Rangers slugger-in-waiting Joey Gallo has gone deep this spring.
For the moment, we’re not talking home run deep, although that’s also been an increasingly recurring theme of late.
Before spring training even started a month ago, Gallo, the still young, hulking slugger who has been a prospective darling of the up-and-coming new wave of major league talent for several years now, dedicated himself to altering how he approaches hitting.
Gallo, 23, has gone deep into what he does well at the plate, what works for him and what gets him trouble. With the help of coaches throughout the organization and a sports psychiatrist during the off-season and into spring training, he has devised a plan for the plate, an approach that he hopes not only helps him be the slugger he expects to be, but also to earn a spot on the Rangers’ 25-man roster.