Rangers' Joey Gallo: To work at first base in offseason

Gallo will play first base for the first half of winter ball in Venezuela this offseason, the Dallas Morning News' Evan Grant reports.

Analysis:

It's unclear where Carlos Gomez and Ian Desmond will sign this offseason, but Shin-Soo Choo, Nomar Mazara and Adrian Beltre will all be back in Texas, so Gallo would have a much better shot of seeing regular at-bats at first base than in the corner outfield spots or third base. However, regardless of how competent he is at any number of positions, the only thing that really matters for Gallo is that he cuts down on his strikeouts in 2017. If he does that, he has enough power in his bat that the Rangers will gladly find a place for him to play every day.