Lucas Giolito Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 6" / 245 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 7/14/1994 (28)
- Experience
- 4
- College
- None
Lucas Giolito Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Lucas Giolito News
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito's disappointing season got even worse Thursday when he allowed seven runs over three innings during the eventual 21-5 loss to the Houston Astros. He surrendered eight hits and one walk while striking out five, and it's now the sixth time he's given up five earned runs or more in a start. Giolito does have nine wins and 132 strikeouts over 116.1 innings, but he's sporting an ugly 5.34 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, and 1.47 HR/9 over 22 starts. Giolito still has the talent, but fantasy managers should leave him on the bench until he figures things out.
Chicago White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito had a rough first half of the 2022 season. He will have a chance to start turning things around right out of the gate for the second half of the year as he'll be the team's starting pitcher against the Cleveland Guardians on Friday. Over 16 starts on the season, the 28-year-old has gone 6-5 with a 4.69 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP. He's averaging 10.4 K/9, which is a solid mark, but his 27.1% strikeout rate is the lowest its been since 2018, before he broke out as a high-end starter. Additionally, he's allowed a 10.4% barrel rate, which is well above anything we've ever seen from him (it's been 7.4% over his career).
Chicago White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito turned in a quality start against the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday. He pitched 6 1/3 innings and allowed five hits, one walk and one unearned run while striking out five. He earned the win to improve to 6-5 on the season. It's been a rollercoaster season thus far for Giolito, who was tagged for five earned runs in his previous outing before this one. He will take a 4.69 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP into the All-Star break.
Batting Order
| 1 | Elvis Andrus |
| 2 | Yoán Moncada |
| 3 | José Abreu |
| 4 | AJ Pollock |
| 5 | Andrew Vaughn |
| 6 | Josh Harrison |
| 7 | Romy Gonzalez |
| 8 | Adam Engel |
| 9 | Carlos Pérez |
Lucas Giolito Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Elvis Andrus |
| 2 | Yoán Moncada |
| 3 | José Abreu |
| 4 | AJ Pollock |
| 5 | Andrew Vaughn |
| 6 | Josh Harrison |
| 7 | Romy Gonzalez |
| 8 | Adam Engel |
| 9 | Carlos Pérez |
How long will Chicago White Sox starting pitcherLucas Giolito's ugly past linger in our memories? He is only three seasons removed from a 16% strikeout rate, a 6.13 ERA and a 5.56 FIP. Recent data is always more reliable, and the 249 innings he has thrown since that disastrous season have been nothing less than sparkling. He has posted strikeout rates of 32.3% and 33.7% while keeping the walks to a league-average level. The result of that has been a 3.43 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP overall, earning Giolito Cy Young votes in the last two seasons. One knock you could attempt to put on Giolito is that he has a limited arsenal, throwing just three pitches at significant rates and owing more than 80% of his pitch distribution to his fastball-changeup combination. He is also not a ground-ball pitcher by any stretch of the imagination, with 41.3% and 36% ground-balls rates the last two seasons, respectively. The silver lining is very silver -- he has shown an ability to avoid contact that is nearly untouched, posting contact rates of 65.8% and 69.6% and in-zone contact rates of 74.6% and 77.3% since he turned his career around in 2019. The swinging-strike rates really end the doubts for this analyst, as Giolito has drawn ridiculous 17.3% and 15.0% swinging-strike rates in these last two campaigns, respectively. It is time to forgive the past. Giolito is a fantasy ace that you can draft with confidence.
