Adrian Beltre - HOFer?

[clydepepper]

He may have to move on if Joey Gallo hones his skills enough...of course, they could always have Gallo share DH ABs with the not-so-apply named Fielder.

Gallo will never be the glove that Beltre is, but man oh man does he have some pop in that bat!
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[packs]

He's got to hit the ball first though. 115 K's in 68 AA games isn't very encouraging. In fact, he only had 250 AB's at AA last year and struck out in 115 of them. That's almost half.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by packs

He's got to hit the ball first though. 115 K's in 68 AA games isn't very encouraging. In fact, he only had 250 AB's at AA last year and struck out in 115 of them. That's almost half.

...and that is the trouble with today's game...none of that will impede his progress to the majors.

[jason.1969]

Originally Posted by packs

He's got to hit the ball first though. 115 K's in 68 AA games isn't very encouraging. In fact, he only had 250 AB's at AA last year and struck out in 115 of them. That's almost half.

Wow! If all I knew about a guy was that he struck out 115 of 250 times in freaking AA, I would predict a 0.00% chance of making the Hall...unless he was a pitcher!

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by jason.1969

Wow! If all I knew about a guy was that he struck out 115 of 250 times in freaking AA, I would predict a 0.00% chance of making the Hall...unless he was a pitcher!

Funny you should say that- Kingman WAS a pitcher!
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Of course, Big Dave isn't a Hall-of-Famer and no one is saying that Gallo will ever be, I'm just saying that the appetite for power is such these days that even Mark Reynolds has assumed an 'always employable' status that is second only to LHPs with a pulse.
Adam Dunn had to retire to not be signed by someone. LOL
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[Tabe]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

He may have to move on if Joey Gallo hones his skills enough...of course, they could always have Gallo share DH ABs with the not-so-apply named Fielder.

Gallo will never be the glove that Beltre is, but man oh man does he have some pop in that bat!
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Joey spent a very brief time in Spokane and I got to see him several times. Avista Stadium is a place where the ball doesn't carry well - except for Gallo. He hit a monster homer that was just unbelievable - a bomb that cleared the light pole in right field easily. And kept going. 500 feet? Maybe.

And, yeah, he struck out a lot.

[the 'stache]

Gallo's power is frightening. You couldn't pay me enough to pitch to him. I see him just whip it through the strike zone, and pray he doesn't hit one right up the middle.