E_D_Guapo
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I knew the Gallo talk in this thread was mostly hyperbole. Most of the baseball people I listen to were surprised he came up when he did because the prevailing thought is that he needs more time in the minors. He got a taste of the show though and did have some moments. His day will come.Those that talk to me outside of the board know that I didnt want to bring him up yet. I knew he wasnt ready and it showed. Once he had 2 strikes I knew it was over even early on. Anyways Round Rock is only an hour away from me so at least I have that until September.
Shifting to another young Las Vegas slugger regarding hitting with two strikes...Kris Bryant has struck out a lot this season (87 times I think) and probably always will. I have noticed this season though that he has gone from and 0–2 count to drawing a walk multiple times. He did it again last night and the announcers said that was his MLB leading 9th time to do so (tied with Curtis Granderson). To me that is a great sign for a rookie. Not easy to go from an 0–2 count to a base on balls. Takes a lot of discipline and the ability to fight off pitches.