I don't know him personally but I watched Pallisco play a ton in Cal Ripken when he was young. His New Milford team was a heated rival of my younger brother's team. He was big back then and threw hard, but always balked when he tried to pick off at first. Think he's had an arm surgery or two since then, as well. Had power too back then, but was strikeout prone. Obviously it's been 8-10 years since then but I am pleasantly surprised to see him on our roster because I didn't think he'd develop enough at the plate to be this good as a hitter. Would've thought his future was on the mound back then.