SURPRISE, Ariz. - Joey Gallo could have gone to the desert or the Caribbean and swung away all winter, blindly trying one temporary fix after another, but really, what would have been the point?
Sometimes, the best approach to fixing things isn't more work.
Sometimes, the first step is to step away.
There was so much to first clear out of his head. His year went this way: He began as the game's most heralded power prospect. He jumped from Double-A to the majors in June as an emergency callup. He homered in his first two games.