Giovanny Gallegos
32-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
2-0
ERA
9.00
WHIP
2.00
K
13
SV
1
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
Snags win Friday
Gallegos (2-0) earned the win Friday over the Diamondbacks, allowing two runs on a hit and a walk while striking out two over 1.1 innings.
ANALYSIS
Gallegos was called on in the fifth inning after Steven Matz got into a jam, and Gallegos ultimately allowed a game-tying home run to Eugenio Suarez. That was the extent of the damage, as Gallegos settled down for a scoreless sixth inning and picked up the win when the Cardinals took the lead for good in the seventh. The right-hander has allowed at least one run in three of his seven appearances so far, pitching to a 5.40 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 9:3 K:BB over 6.2 innings. He's added a save and two holds, but manager Oliver Marmol is no longer using a closer-by-committee approach, so Gallegos is unlikely to see as many save chances as in previous years.
Gallegos was called on in the fifth inning after Steven Matz got into a jam, and Gallegos ultimately allowed a game-tying home run to Eugenio Suarez. That was the extent of the damage, as Gallegos settled down for a scoreless sixth inning and picked up the win when the Cardinals took the lead for good in the seventh. The right-hander has allowed at least one run in three of his seven appearances so far, pitching to a 5.40 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 9:3 K:BB over 6.2 innings. He's added a save and two holds, but manager Oliver Marmol is no longer using a closer-by-committee approach, so Gallegos is unlikely to see as many save chances as in previous years.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
15
How many pitches does Giovanny Gallegos generally throw?
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What part of the game does Giovanny Gallegos generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-21%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-2%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .263 | 48 | 16 | 51 | 10 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .207 | 97 | 21 | 56 | 11 | |||
2024vs Left | .286 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
2024vs Right | .292 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |||
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
-21%
ERA on Road
2024
-43%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 4.57 | 1.21 | 63.0 | 10.6 | 1.7 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.60 | 1.13 | 60.0 | 10.7 | 3.8 | ||||
2024Home | 6.00 | 1.67 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 | ||||
2024Away | 10.50 | 2.17 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 10.5 | ||||
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
1.86K/9
13.0BB/9
7.0HR/9
4.0Fastball
92.2 mphERA
9.00WHIP
2.00BABIP
.361GB/FB
1.63Left On Base
72.6%Exit Velocity
83.4 mphBarrels/BBE
10.5%Spin Rate
2273 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
29.8%Swinging Strike
14.1%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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Picks up first win
Gallegos (1-0) retired the only batter he faced to earn the win Thursday over the Marlins.
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Notches save against LA
Gallegos earned a save against the Dodgers on Saturday, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out two batters over one scoreless inning.
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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.
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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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