Rangers call up top prospect Joey Gallo
The Texas Rangers' busy day of transactions continued Monday when they recalled top prospect Joey Gallo from Triple-A Round Rock.
Gallo's promotion comes on the heels of announcements regarding Josh Hamilton's season-ending knee surgery and Shin-Soo Choo's return to the disabled list, as well as Yu Darvish's 2016 debut.
Texas made the move for Gallo after placing outfielder Drew Stubbs on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained toe.
Gallo, who has experience as both an outfielder and third baseman, has been taking ground balls at first base in the minors and could provide Texas with production in place of the struggling Mitch Moreland.
The 22-year-old, former first-round draft choice, made his MLB debut last season for the Rangers, but struggled to a .204/.301/.417 slash line with 57 strikeouts in 123 plate appearances.
Prior to his recent call-up, Gallo was hitting .265/.415/.639 with eight home runs, 20 RBIs, and 24 strikeouts in 106 plate appearances at Triple-A.