Giovanny Gallegos
32-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Typically among the slowest pitchers in pace, Gallegos had trouble adjusting to MLB's new pitch clock in 2023. He didn't have too many pitch timer violations (3), but his performance may have been affected by the new rule. Gallegos posted his worst ratios since joining the Cardinals in 2018, while his 25.8% strikeout rate was the 2nd-worst mark of his career. The 32-year-old continued to limit free passes - his 5.2% walk rate was 8th-best among qualified relievers - but he gave up far too many home runs (11) across his 55 innings (1.8 HR/9). On the plus side, Gallegos racked up double-digit saves for the third straight year, along with 20 holds. The veteran's season ended in mid-September due to a shoulder injury, but unless follow-up tests reveal any structural damage, Gallegos should be in line for a normal offseason. Read Past Outlooks
Set for spring debut
Gallegos (shoulder) is listed among the Cardinals' available relief pitchers for Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Marlins, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
According to John Denton of MLB.com, Gallegos is scheduled to pitch an inning out of the bullpen Monday, an indication that he's fully moved past the right rotator cuff tendinitis that resulted in him being shut down for the final two weeks of the 2023 season. Though he's saved between 10 and 14 games in each of the past three campaigns, Gallegos may find himself in more of a pure setup role in 2024 if closer Ryan Helsley is able to stay healthy.
According to John Denton of MLB.com, Gallegos is scheduled to pitch an inning out of the bullpen Monday, an indication that he's fully moved past the right rotator cuff tendinitis that resulted in him being shut down for the final two weeks of the 2023 season. Though he's saved between 10 and 14 games in each of the past three campaigns, Gallegos may find himself in more of a pure setup role in 2024 if closer Ryan Helsley is able to stay healthy.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-24%
BAA vs RHP
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .261 | 44 | 14 | 47 | 8 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .198 | 88 | 16 | 49 | 9 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .299 | 20 | 6 | 26 | 4 | |||
2023vs Right | .220 | 39 | 6 | 28 | 7 | |||
2022vs Left | .226 | 24 | 8 | 21 | 4 | |||
2022vs Right | .175 | 49 | 10 | 21 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-37%
ERA on Road
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 4.50 | 1.18 | 60.0 | 10.4 | 1.8 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.83 | 1.02 | 54.0 | 10.5 | 3.0 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 4.61 | 1.28 | 27.1 | 9.5 | 1.3 | ||||
2023Away | 4.23 | 1.12 | 27.2 | 9.8 | 2.6 | ||||
2022Home | 4.41 | 1.10 | 32.2 | 11.0 | 2.2 | ||||
2022Away | 1.37 | 0.91 | 26.1 | 11.3 | 3.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Giovanny Gallegos compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.92K/9
9.7BB/9
2.0HR/9
1.8Fastball
93.8 mphERA
4.42WHIP
1.20BABIP
.309GB/FB
0.87Left On Base
75.1%Exit Velocity
84.2 mphBarrels/BBE
6.4%Spin Rate
2336 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
27.9%Swinging Strike
17.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Rangers eye Cards bullpen arms
Gallegos and Chris Stratton, in addition to Jordan Hicks, could be trade targets for the Rangers, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.
ANALYSIS
Previous reports have connected the Rangers to Hicks, with Bob Nightengale of USA Today saying they're aggressively pursuing the hard thrower. However, Grant says Hicks isn't the only Cardinals bullpen arm Texas has shown interest in, with Gallegos and Stratton also being potential options. Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux worked with all three during his time in St. Louis and manager Bruce Bochy had Stratton in his bullpen while with San Francisco.
Previous reports have connected the Rangers to Hicks, with Bob Nightengale of USA Today saying they're aggressively pursuing the hard thrower. However, Grant says Hicks isn't the only Cardinals bullpen arm Texas has shown interest in, with Gallegos and Stratton also being potential options. Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux worked with all three during his time in St. Louis and manager Bruce Bochy had Stratton in his bullpen while with San Francisco.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Gallegos continues to be rock solid in his flexible high leverage relief role for the Cardinals. The 31-year-old inked a 2-year extension with St. Louis late last season after the team scaled back his workload from 80.1 innings in 2021 to just 59 last year. Gallegos nearly replicated his prior season outputs, posting 14 saves, similar ratios and a strikeout rate over 30% for the fourth straight year, though he didn't produce as many whiffs or strikeouts on his 4-seamer. He also walked batters at a career-worst clip (7.7%), but was still league average for that particular metric while measuring in the 90th percentile or higher in expected batting average, K% and whiff percentage. Gallegos should still be in the mix for saves in 2023, but he isn't likely to step into full-time closer duties unless Ryan Helsley suffers an injury.
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Shut down with shoulder injury
The Cardinals placed Gallegos on the 15-day injured list Monday with right shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis.
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Earns 10th save
Gallegos picked up a save Sunday against the Pirates. He struck out one over a perfect inning.
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Locks down ninth save
Gallegos picked up the save Wednesday against the Rays, striking out one over a scoreless inning.
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Picks up hold Sunday
Gallegos struck out two in two perfect innings to earn the hold during Sunday's 3-0 win over the Cubs.
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Nabs win Monday
Gallegos (2-4) allowed two hits and struck out one over 1.1 innings to earn the win over the Diamondbacks on Monday.
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