The University of Miami baseball team announced that right-handed pitcher Ronaldo Gallo has signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as a non-drafted free agent.
On the dotted line ✍️@rgallo_20 is the newest member of the Pittsburgh Pirates organization! pic.twitter.com/KqrUjDkPcM
— Miami Hurricanes Baseball (@CanesBaseball) July 13, 2023
Gallo has a lot of experience on the mound in college. He’s played four years split between Florida Gulf Coast and Miami. He’s also pitched in two summer leagues. He’s 6’6″, 185 pounds, and he just turned 22 years old last month.
Gallo had a rough 2023 season, posting a 7.55 ERA and a 1.73 WHIP in 39.1 innings over 24 appearances, including nine starts. He did much better in 2022, finishing with a 3.47 ERA, 42 strikeouts and a 1.21 WHIP in 36.1 innings. All 26 of his appearances last year were in relief. He had a 4.76 ERA over 17 innings in summer ball after the 2022 season, though that high ERA came with 25 strikeouts and a 1.18 WHIP.
Gallo had a 7.26 ERA and a 1.98 WHIP as a starter during the 2021 season. During the partial 2020 season, which was stopped due to the pandemic, he had a 4.15 ERA in 17.1 innings, followed by a 5.30 ERA and a 1.98 WHIP over 18.1 innings during summer ball.
He has walked slightly more than a batter every other inning during his entire career (93 in 170 innings), which also comes with 26 hit batters and 16 wild pitches. He has struck out 183 batters.
The limited scouting reports I was able to find show that he can get his fastball up to at least 94 MPH, while he throws a slider and lot of changeups, which is an effective pitch.
