Gallen was a TOTR guy a few years ago, but his stuff hasn't been the same for a while now. He is not worth the QO and probably doesn't have #2 upside anymore. He can still give you innings, but is more like a 2 WAR guy going forward. We want a guy that is better than Bello and Gallen is probably about Bello's level TBH.
Prior to the trade, he could flat out hit. He had multiple leg injuries (both hamstrings) in '24 and never came back from it. Braves lucked out on the timing with that guy.
He was very excited to start Kiké at SS in '23!
There's a difference between platooning guys and churning through a bad roster. He likes platooning guys and showcasing a player's strength. I don't think he seeks out churning through DFA'able players like he had to in '23-'24.
I think Brezzz knows what the budget is and if he adds Gio at 22M, there isn't much room to add a #2. Gio isn't better than Bello and may not be much better than some of the other younger, cheaper options as well.
I could find something better to do with 22M anyway.
I also wouldn't put too much stock into how he was portrayed in the doc. Remember how they kinda made Wong into a villain and had a little story about Wong not calling the right pitches for Bello. Turns out, Bello said all year long in '25 how much he loved pitching to Wong and kept him as his personal caddy.
Romy vs LHP
978 OPS '25
879 OPS '24
He's no folk hero. He just hits LHP and the Sox have a lot of prominent LHBs (Abreu, Duran, Mayer, Anthony, Masa, Casas).