Texas Rangers call up Top Prospect Joey Gallo

As we all know by now, the Rangers were dealt a blow. Adrian Beltre is headed to the disabled list with an injured thumb. Luckily it will only be for 2 weeks. The Texas Rangers have called up their top prospect, Joey Gallo to fill his shoes. Yes, filling those shoes are next to impossible but it is only for 2 weeks.

Rangers will purchase contract of 3B Joey Gallo from Frisco on Tuesday. Adrian Beltre goes on 15 day DL with a sprain-laceration-left thumb
— John Blake (@RangerBlake) June 1, 2015

Who is Joey Gallo?

I’ll keep this short and sweet since Rangers fans know who he is. Gallo, 21, is the Rangers top prospect after a strong 2014 performance. Gallo plays third base and will slide into Beltre’s spot and should provide at least average defense. Gallo was drafted by the Rangers in the 2012 with the 39th overall selection. He is known for his power and he has plenty of it. He is the future 3rd baseman of the Rangers.

What do the numbers say?

This year in 34 games with the Frisco RoughRiders, Gallo is hitting .314 with 9 home runs and 31 RBI.

Take a look at some of Gallo’s numbers below.

Year	Age	Lev	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP
2012	18	Rk-A-	59	206	56	22	52	48	78	.272	.412
2012	18	Rk	43	150	44	18	43	37	52	.293	.435
2012	18	A-	16	56	12	4	9	11	26	.214	.343
2013	19	A-Rk	111	411	103	40	88	50	172	.251	.338
2013	19	Rk	5	19	7	2	10	2	7	.368	.429
2013	19	A	106	392	96	38	78	48	165	.245	.334
2014	20	AA-A+	126	439	119	42	106	87	179	.271	.394
2014	20	A+	58	189	61	21	50	51	64	.323	.463
2014	20	AA	68	250	58	21	56	36	115	.232	.334
2015	21	AA	34	121	38	9	31	24	49	.314	.425
4 Seasons		330	1177	316	113	277	209	478	.268	.382
Rk (2 seasons)	Rk	48	169	51	20	53	39	59	.302	.435
AA (2 seasons)	AA	102	371	96	30	87	60	164	.259	.365

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table

As you can see, there is a high strike out rate. Yes, that is worrisome but the on base percentage is not. Also look at those home run totals. If that doesn’t excite you I don’t know what will!

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Are the Rangers making the right move?

I was really hoping that the Rangers would call him up. Now I’m not Jon Daniels or part of his scouting team but will 2 weeks in the majors really destroy you as a player if you do not have success? I’m not so sure, only time will tell. A lot of people say that he isn’t ready due to his high strike out rate at double A. Some say that the time is now. I think this is the right move.

The Rangers are only 5 1/2 games out of first place right now at 26-25. Apparently they feel that Gallo gives us the best chance to win games in Beltre’s absence. With the way the offense is performing, Gallo will not have the same level of pressure that he would have had if he had been called up in April. Say what you want but this will bring more excitement to the Dallas area and sell more seats. I know I for one am excited to get a glimpse of what Gallo has to offer. Let’s all enjoy this! It’s only going to last about 2 weeks.

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