It's been a few years since Zac Gallen rolled his bump in Arizona. The former Hope of the Marlins, who had been compared in return from Jazz Chisholm Jr. in 2019, has become a very high quality ready in the desert.
And remember that before landing in Miami, he was a hope of the cardinals. He had, like Sandy Alcantara, was part of the transaction that had sent Marcell Ozuna to Saint-Louis.
That said, in a few months, Gallen will become an autonomous player. We talk little about it because he plays with the diamondbacks, but he will be one of the big names on the market this winter.
A leading starter is worth his weight in gold, after all.
And According to Bob Nighingalethere is already a team that salivates at the idea of adding Gallen to his training this winter: New York Yankees, against whom Gallen collected 13 sticks in the stick when he left against the bombers at the beginning of the month.
Nighingale explains that the Diamondbacks would like to keep Gallen's services … but that the latter may cost too much for a team that has just paid the big price for Corbin Burnes.
It is not impossible, especially with the contract of Jordan Montgomery who will leave the team's books this winter … But the team already has a lot of big contracts and she does not have the checkbook of a Steve Cohen.
So that means that Gallen, a guy from Pennsylvania who likes on the east coast, is very likely to become a standalone player. And the Yankees, who have Not bad More financial means than diamondbacks could try their blow.
It would be a nice insurance policy in case Gerrit Cole tears up on his return to the game next year. And with Max Fried, Carlos Rodon, Clarke Schmidt and Luis Gil who are already in town, it would make a nice skewer of runners in the Bronx.
Obviously, we can think that other teams will be on the case. Phillies, for example, could want to repatriate a local guy to rejuvenate a rotation a bit aging, and the other usual suspects should be there too.
Because with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. who is signed in the long term, there is one less option on which clubs will be able to spend their money. Let's see if it will take advantage of Gallen, who may blow up the bank if he can buy a 2025 start to the sawtooth season.
