NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 03: Joey Gallo #13 of the New York Yankees (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
The New York Yankees certainly went for it at the trade deadline in 2021, adding two powerful left-handed bats in Joey Gallo and Anthony Rizzo.
While the latter has cooled off a tad after a hot start, the former hasn’t really looked like the All-Star talent we saw with the Texas Rangers.
Gallo hit .223 with 25 home runs as a Ranger, and while the Yankees knew he was never going to put up a very high batting average, his play with New York has forced his average to dip below .