FACTS/FLUKES: Gallo, Bauer, T. Anderson, Minor, J. Castro

Gallo crushing the ball... Those who acquired Joey Gallo (1B/OF, TEX) in 2019 drafts and auctions believed they were getting a significant home run asset and a major batting average liability. While Gallo continues to hit home runs at a very healthy pace, he's also contributing in the batting average category. Can he keep it up? 

Year   AB  HR/SB   BA  xBA  h%  HctX  O-Sw* bb%  ct%  GB/LD/FB   PX/xPX   EV#  hr/f
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2017  449   41/7  209  237  25   106   32%   14   56  28/18/54  231/206  93.1   30%
2018  500   40/3  206  238  25   105   32%   13   59  30/21/50  213/180  93.9   28%
2019  170   17/3  276  266  39   116   23%   19   55  28/31/41  271/198  96.2...

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