By now everyone knows Joey Gallo is an elite power hitter, is improving as a hitter, and is above-average defensively.
"He's a superstar in the making," fellow Texas Rangers outfielder Willie Calhoun said.
But did you know that Gallo can also dance?
He showed off his moves Tuesday in Dallas during the Rangers' annual off-season mini-camp.
He did the twist, the limbo, the running man, the shuffle and some robot, all to the tune of "Can't Touch This."
Also known as, the Houston Astros cheating scandal.
"I don't like to get too into my opinions," Gallo said. "I like to stay out of the headlines."
Gallo might be dancing for some time. The Astros' scandal isn't going anywhere.
Not when their best player, Alex Bregman, outdanced Gallo when asked about the scandal.
Not when more could be uncovered by the investigation into the Boston Red Sox, whose former manager, Alex Cora, implemented the sign-stealing operation.
Not when some Twitter niece of Carlos Beltran, the 2017 Astros player who hatched the scheme, is lobbing accusations. The "niece," who accurately predicted days in advance that Beltran would become New York Mets manager and be forced out of that job because of the scandal, said that Bregman and Jose Altuve wore buzzers to get their illegal tips.
Alas, owner Jim Crane, whose club made more than $60 million the season after stealing signs all the way to a World Series title, said that he will make the players apologize during spring training.
For now, they have been told to lay low, presumably by the same crack PR staff that fumbled the Brandon Taubman scandal.
What could possibly go wrong?
If the past four months told us anything, something will go wrong with the Astros.
The hits are going to keep coming.
Think about this: How many people knew about the scheme?
The Astros used 46 players in 2017. The coaching staff knew. Those doing the stealing knew. All the people they told about it knew.
But not fired general manager Jeff Luhnow, who said he no idea.
Sure, Jeff.
No one would be surprised if the buzzer thing, denied by Bregman, turned out to be true. No one would be surprised if the Astros continued to cross the line in 2018 or even last season.
This is the corner the Astros have put themselves in, and there seems to be no way to escape other than full and complete transparency and contriteness from all involved.
Let's see how the PR staff circles the wagons.
What could possibly go wrong?
In the meantime, not all players are dancing as Gallo did.
Cleveland Indians starter Mike Clevinger said Astros players should be ashamed, except he didn't call them Astros. His former teammate, Cincinnati Reds starter Trevor Bauer, said that he has also heard the buzzer rumors.
Gallo's good buddy, Calhoun, didn't mince words, and he made some really good points.
The Astros' cheating maimed some innocent bystanders.
"I think it ruins the integrity of the game," Calhoun said. "For the superstars they are to do it, it makes it unfair. You might as well put a pitching machine on the mound and say, 'Here it is.'
"People were losing jobs because of the Astros. They were taking money off their plate."
The Astros? They're still world champs.
Even that, though, has taken a PR hit right into the trash can they were banging.
The hits are going to keep coming.
