F/F SPOTLIGHT: Lucas Giolito

Of the 231 AL pitchers who threw 30+ innings in 2018, Lucas Giolito (RHP, CHW) was ranked at #226 fantasy-wise, only five spots from the bottom. Thus far in 2019, he's tied for 9th. That's quite a turnaround. But wait! There's more! At the end of April, he had pitched 18 2/3 innings, with a 5.30 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, and a 23:10 K:BB ratio. So really, his big turnaround comes down to two and a half good months. Is that enough for us to declare that he's turned the corner?

We will begin, as we usually do, with a review of his key stats:

Year  IP   ERA   xERA  Dom   Ctl  Cmd  HR/F   G/F   DOM/DIS   SwK%  Ball%   Vel
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2016   21  6.75  6.17   4.6  5.1  0.9   29% ...

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