Overview
- MLB insider Jon Heyman reports Gallo has started throwing for interested teams in Florida as clubs gauge his viability on the mound.
- Multiple teams previously signaled interest in the conversion, but no contract has been reported as spring training gets underway.
- Gallo, 32, is a 10-year MLB veteran with more than 200 home runs, two All-Star selections and two Gold Gloves, though persistent contact issues curtailed his hitting market.
- He was released by the White Sox last year to pursue pitching full time, building on a high school background that included a no-hitter and Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year honors.
- Statcast data underpin the curiosity, with Gallo logging one of MLB’s strongest outfield arms in 2020 at an average of 94.9 mph, and recent position-player-to-pitcher switches like Anthony Gose and Tyler Naquin offer limited precedent.