Is Joey Gallo the lucky charm the Yankees didn’t know they needed?

The New York Yankees have not won since Joey Gallo was traded, while the Los Angeles Dodgers have not suffered a loss since he was acquired.

Maybe the New York Yankees would like Joey Gallo back after all. Since sell him to the Los Angeles Dodgers, not only have they lost every game they played, his new club has won every game they played. Fans had a great time Discuss this on Reddit.

No player in the sport has been dragged through the mud like Gallo this season. He left the Yankees with a .159/.282/.339 slash and strikeouts in 38.8% of his plate appearances. The strikes continued in Los Angeles but the team wins and that’s the most important thing for these two clubs.

Yankees don’t win minus Joey Gallo, Dodgers continue to win

The Yankees went into their series finals against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday with four straight losses. Gallo’s absence wasn’t to blame, but after all the ridicule he must be feeling pretty good now.

The Dodgers, meanwhile, were resting before Gallo even got there. Now, with seven straight wins looking to fend off the San Diego Padres again on Sunday, one has to wonder if Gallo is a secret weapon the Yankees never knew they had.

The Houston Astros haven’t played particularly fantastic baseball lately, but they are only a half game behind the Yankees. First place finisher in the American League determines home field advantage through the ALCS. It’s important the Yankees don’t miss out on this.

Over in Los Angeles, Gallo has had two hits on seven occasions. It looks like the Dodgers will add him to the starting lineup as needed and maybe save him for other situations where he might excel. Gallo isn’t your prototypical low batting run-of-the-mill hitter who can’t do much more. He’s not a bad outfield player and may continue to offer the Dodgers another option in a part-time role in the final weeks of the season. It’s helped them maintain a strong lead over the New York Mets in the National League, which they’ll definitely want to secure in order to secure home field advantage.

The Yankees will eventually win a game without Gallo, and the Dodgers will also be unlucky with him on the list. For now, in this sample size so limited and still too random to ignore, Gallo seems to be the biggest winner of all in this trade.