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Old 02-23-2016, 10:04 AM   #5357
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good article on Gallardo

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Gallardo's ground-ball effectiveness and minimal home run rate are ideal for Baltimore considering their solid defense. He is unlikely to give up many fly balls, resulting in a home run per nine under one.

The Orioles have a potent offense, decent defense, and strong bullpen. Their starting pitching will be their Achilles' Heel (more on this on Thursday), but for a team that did not have a solidified rotation this close to spring training, Baltimore did well to sign Gallardo. Considering the terms, they could have done a lot worse (cough Ian Kennedy cough).
Don't know how anyone can say replacing Chen for Gallardo for 1/2 the cost wasn't an upgrade. Chen gave up 28 home runs last year. Gallardo plays right into the Orioles best strength (infield defense) with the ground balls. Don't really Care about the lower K rate if he's getting ground balls.
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