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D-backs Acquire Starting Pitcher Zac Gallen

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(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

ESPN’s Jeff Passan is reporting the Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired Marlins starting pitcher Zac Gallen in exchange for Jazz Chisholm, the Diamondbacks’ top prospect according to MLB Pipeline.

The 6-foot-2, 191 pound right-handed pitcher has made seven starts at the big league level and has thrown back-to-back seven inning outings his last two starts. In 36 major league innings, he struck out 48 batters. In 91.1 innings at Triple-A New Orleans, the right-hander has a 1.77 ERA with 112 strikeouts this season.

Baseball America gave this scouting report on Gallen:

Gallen is known more for his control than pure stuff, although his upper-80s cutter has become an above-average pitch that he can throw in any count. He stays in the low 90s with his fastball, touching 94 mph, and he changes speeds effectively with both a changeup and curveball. All of Gallen’s offerings are average-or-better pitches, and even though his walk rate ticked up to a career-worst 3.24 walks per nine innings this season, his above-average control helps all of his pitches play up. 

Chisholm has been atop the Diamondbacks’ farm system for a few years now, and the free-swinging shortstop has 18 home runs this year, but has struggled with a .204 batting average with 123 strikeouts in 264 at-bats in 2019.

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