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Message: [QUOTE="Chip, post: 3919081, member: 19"] Agree. OBP, and OPS are important metrics. Gallo is top 6 in AL in OBP and top 10 in OPS. It's a lineup that desperately needs a left handed impact bat. He's a plus defender in the outfield. Given the way teams play shifts, it's going to be harder for certain hitters to get the batting average up. The only thing I don't like is his high strikeout rate. Yankees have a lot of those, and it's biting them in the runner on 3rd less than 2 outs situations. But again, beggars can't always be choosers. I know the prospects they gave up were having good years, but they were nowhere near the Top 100, and may not have been in the Yankees next iteration of the Top 10. Plus this deal doesn't end up subsidizing the other teams. [/QUOTE]