ARLINGTON, Texas -- When May 2018 ended, Texas Rangers slugger Joey Gallo was hitting .211, but the power was there, as always, so Rangers fans and fantasy managers shrugged. This is simply who he is, right?
A year earlier, Gallo was hitting .207 entering June. Gallo finished those seasons, his first full campaigns in the big leagues, hitting .209 and .206, with a combined 81 home runs. We all thought we had a reasonable baseline for what to expect in 2019, which is why Gallo's average live draft position this season (10th round) looks, well, embarrassing compared to his current spot on the Player Rater (No. 21 hitter).
Well, surprise! This new Gallo, the one who enters