Could Yunior Severino Be a Cheaper, More Productive Version of Joey Gallo?

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Expensive veteran contributors like Sonny Gray ($13.3 million), Joey Gallo ($11 million), Michael A. Taylor ($4.6 million), and Donovan Solano ($2.1 million) are likely to depart from the Twins this offseason.

It's laughable to call Solano or Taylor "expensive" - they were paid like backups. Gray cost the most but he also provided 3x that value. Gallo was only "expensive" relative to his production.

The Twins are going to be fortunate that most of their young depth is already in AAA and ready to contribute if needed. Emmanuel Rodriguez is the only player on the 40 man roster who is very unlikely to get called up in 2024. There are also several young players with AAA experience not on the 40 man roster who could help.

Gallo & Severino are the type of hitters this FO are enamored with. Gallo was a waste of money & time. The fact that they selected Severino before Martin & ERod to put on the 40 man, tells me that they value Severino and will give him every opportunity to make it to MLB. Do I agree with them? no.

I love the fact that he's switch hitter & hopes he makes the MLB but I would keep Severino in AAA until he cleans up his SOs.

14 minutes ago, Doctor Gast said:

Gallo & Severino are the type of hitters this FO are enamored with. Gallo was a waste of money & time. The fact that they selected Severino before Martin & ERod to put on the 40 man, tells me that they value Severino and will give him every opportunity to make it to MLB. Do I agree with them? no.

The timing was entirely because Severino could have elected minor league free agency and Martin/ERod could not. It had nothing at all to do with the front offices' opinion of their future value.

4 minutes ago, DJL44 said:

The timing was entirely because Severino could have elected minor league free agency and Martin/ERod could not. It had nothing at all to do with the front offices' opinion of their future value.

Thank you for enlightening me

Sure...why not? Even Sano was more productive than Gallo. Yep, Gallo was pretty good defensively, but that's where it ends. By all accounts, the FO is looking to save money. That puts Severino in the equation. 

About 99 out of 100 players could be a cheaper more productive version of Joey Gallo.

Don’t profile similarly defensively at all. Gallo is generally good defensively…and plays the outfield. Severino is generally NOT good and plays the infield. Severino wouldn’t have a sliver of the defensive value Gallo provided.

Meanwhile, we can HOPE that Severino could be more valuable offensively than Gallo.

Yes, yes and yes. Give Severino the DH job. I'd also like to see Martin in CF. 

So he strikes out 34% of the time in the minors. How many players strike out less in the big leagues?  Maybe Wallner but most players strikeout rates go up. He will match Gallos strikeout rate so there is that. 

Who cares about another Joey Gallo at any price?

i will wait until spring training to decide.  off season can do some great things depending on the player.

Yeah, actually, not a fair comparison. Gallo was a 3B who didn't stay there long. Severino is an INF who really doesn't appear to have OF in his future. He's still only 24yo, so I don't know that I'd just give up on him being able to work hard and still play some 2B/3B going forward.

His bat might be comparable to Gallo, but position wise, he's more of a younger version of Solano, who played those spots pretty well when younger, was workman like the past few seasons.

How about we just concentrate on Severino as his own self? From what i read and hear, he's marginal/OK at 2B/3B, probably a best fit at 1B. Again, only 24yo, why can't he continue to work and be at least adequate to cover those spots? Let's hope for the best.

As a hitter, he needs to curb his K's and work on BB. He's walked enough so far that his OB% is solid. He's also HIT enough to show that he doesn't completely lack bat to ball skills, unlike a somewhat similar profile to the powerful Sabato, who just can't HIT a lick. Gallo had power and some OB ability, but seldom HIT as a pro.

The idea of power and OB ability with high K numbers does not mean a bad player. In fact, it can mean a dynamic player! IF, said player can also HIT, and NOT be a .179-.200 AVG hitter. There's just not enough value there to be anything of great value on any sort of consistent basis.

Reverse example, SOMETHING clicked with Kepler in 2023 to begin just hitting the damn ball hard! And suddenly he was producing like he hadn't in years. Severino hits the ball HARD.  That's why he's maintained a solid AVG so far. IF he can lower the K rate some, raise his BB % just a little, and keep hitting the ball HARD, good things might just happen.

Again he's been improving each year in the system, and is only 24yo at AAA now. He doesn't have to be Gallo, or anyone else. He just has to be himself. 

He gets to begin 2024 at AAA, the highest level now reached before the Show. If he can just "settle in" and work and adapt and just nudge his K and BB numbers a little in the right direction while maintaining his hard contact ability, the Twins might have a former HIGH international signed prospect who has run the gambit to being right on the precipice of something rather unique: a switch hitter who can HIT, and hit with power from both sides of the plate.

I have ZERO illusions he's ready to begin 2024 at the ML level. But I think he's got a chance to make an appearance and get himself ready for 2025. There's hope and like here. I just want him to be himself, and forget comparisons.

I've been fascinated by the Severino story over the last couple years cause his stats were on the rise, but he was nowhere to be found on prospect lists despite being highly rated as a teenager and still being under 25yrs old.  He's always reminded me of Edwin Encarnacion. Similar body type, defensive profile, whip-like swing that generates a lot of power from his hips, kinda labored gait around the bases on his home run trot. One can hope Severino could turn into as productive a player as Encarnacion was. Big difference I suppose is EE had good plate discipline.

He strikes out over a third of his at-bats. Seems like he'll fit in nicely and could put the team in contention to break their own strikeout record.

First, if we are hoping he is as good as Gallo, well lets move on already.  Second, from what I have heard Severino is not a good defender at any position, where Gallo was always considered a top defender, even with the weak offense profile. I believe Severino will fall more into the Sano kind of profile, weak defender, has power but will strike out a ton. 

9 hours ago, JYTwinsFan said:

I've been fascinated by the Severino story over the last couple years cause his stats were on the rise, but he was nowhere to be found on prospect lists despite being highly rated as a teenager and still being under 25yrs old.  He's always reminded me of Edwin Encarnacion. Similar body type, defensive profile, whip-like swing that generates a lot of power from his hips, kinda labored gait around the bases on his home run trot. One can hope Severino could turn into as productive a player as Encarnacion was. Big difference I suppose is EE had good plate discipline.

I have had a similar comp, in regards to power and defense, but Encarnacion K rate was only 18% for a career, with walk rate of 11% Severino K rate in minors so far is 28%, even higher last couple of years, and walk rate of 10%.  I expect Severino  to increase his K rate above 33% closer to 40% if he does not make changes soon. 

Severino could be a cheaper Gallo in terms of hitting. People here just raved about his hitting this year. Severino thought would not be Gallo’s glove. No Severino will not be a cheaper Gallo

21 hours ago, DJL44 said:

It's laughable to call Solano or Taylor "expensive" - they were paid like backups. Gray cost the most but he also provided 3x that value. Gallo was only "expensive" relative to his production.

The Twins are going to be fortunate that most of their young depth is already in AAA and ready to contribute if needed. Emmanuel Rodriguez is the only player on the 40 man roster who is very unlikely to get called up in 2024. There are also several young players with AAA experience not on the 40 man roster who could help.

It is also laughable to call Sonny Gray expensive at 13  million for his production 

2 hours ago, terrydactyls said:

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This is genius!

Hopefully he becomes Chili Davis 2.0