Covid-19
Injury Illness
Est. Return 5/21/2022
2022 Stats
W-L
2-1
ERA
2.70
WHIP
1.13
K
37
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2022 Fantasy Outlook
Giolito caught some helium last draft season, and unfortunately, the end result was a little deflating for those that paid top dollar to acquire his services. It was far from a bad season, but Giolito took nine losses, served up 27 homers in 178.2 innings and lost nearly seven percentage points off his strikeout rate (27.9 K%). He spent time on the injured list late in the season with a hamstring injury and finished with more walks (five) than strikeouts (four) in his one postseason appearance. His swinging-strike rate remained elite at 15.3% (fifth in MLB), so his strikeout rate seems likely to tick back up in 2022. Giolito will continue to give up the occasional rocket when he leaves a changeup hanging or a fastball center-cut, but he's been one of the top arms in the American League since he reverted back to his old mechanics after the 2018 season. With his supporting cast, and in that division, Giolito should still be considered a fantasy ace. Read Past Outlooks

Placed on COVID-19 IL
Giolito was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Friday.
ANALYSIS
Giolito began experiencing symptoms last week, but the White Sox are hoping the right-hander will be able to rejoin the team sometime next week, LaMond Pope of the Chicago Tribune reports. It's possible the 27-year-old will miss a turn through the rotation, but it doesn't sound as though the team anticipates a lengthy absence. Giolito has posted a 2.70 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in 26.2 innings over his first five starts in 2022.
Giolito began experiencing symptoms last week, but the White Sox are hoping the right-hander will be able to rejoin the team sometime next week, LaMond Pope of the Chicago Tribune reports. It's possible the 27-year-old will miss a turn through the rotation, but it doesn't sound as though the team anticipates a lengthy absence. Giolito has posted a 2.70 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in 26.2 innings over his first five starts in 2022.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
86
Last 10 Games
86
Last 5 Games
86
How many pitches does Lucas Giolito generally throw?
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What part of the game does Lucas Giolito generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-6%
BAA vs LHP
2022
-37%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .204 | 176 | 55 | 103 | 16 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .217 | 159 | 34 | 110 | 24 | |||
2022vs Left | .167 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .264 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 3 | |||
2021vs Left | .221 | 97 | 29 | 69 | 9 | |||
2021vs Right | .217 | 104 | 23 | 76 | 18 | |||
2020vs Left | .180 | 59 | 19 | 27 | 5 | |||
2020vs Right | .190 | 38 | 9 | 20 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-18%
ERA on Road
2022
-5%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 3.76 | 1.09 | 143.2 | 10.3 | 3.0 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 3.09 | 1.09 | 134.0 | 11.5 | 2.8 | ||||
2022Home | 2.77 | 1.15 | 13.0 | 8.3 | 1.4 | ||||
2022Away | 2.63 | 1.10 | 13.2 | 16.5 | 4.6 | ||||
2021Home | 3.81 | 1.10 | 87.1 | 10.1 | 2.8 | ||||
2021Away | 3.25 | 1.11 | 91.1 | 10.1 | 2.5 | ||||
2020Home | 3.95 | 1.04 | 43.1 | 11.2 | 3.9 | ||||
2020Away | 2.79 | 1.03 | 29.0 | 13.3 | 2.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Lucas Giolito compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.11K/9
12.5BB/9
3.0HR/9
1.7Fastball
93.1 mphERA
2.70WHIP
1.13BABIP
.295GB/FB
0.83Left On Base
95.7%Exit Velocity
80.7 mphBarrels/BBE
6.8%Spin Rate
2009 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.6%Swinging Strike
15.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Giolito was the worst starting pitcher in baseball in 2018 and some projection systems continue to ding him for that season. Track record matters and we can't pretend that season never happened, but Giolito is a unique case in that he is a fundamentally different pitcher than he was then. After the 2018 campaign, Giolito completely overhauled his arm action and delivery, ditched his sinker in favor of more four-seamers and later changed the grip on his slider. The change back to something resembling his high school mechanics paid immediate dividends and fueled his confidence, culminating in Giolito throwing one of the two no-hitters in the majors in 2020. He threw his changeup more frequently than ever in 2020 en route to a top-five strikeout rate among qualified starters (33.7%). James McCann and his framing are gone, but that's not reason enough to think Giolito won't finish among the elite.
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Stellar in win
Giolito (2-1) earned the win after striking out five in seven innings, allowing one run on six hits and a walk in a 4-1 victory Tuesday over Cleveland.
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Notches first win Wednesday
Giolito (1-1) tossed 5.2 innings against the Cubs on Wednesday, allowing three runs on three hits and two walks while striking out 10 to earn the win.
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Handed first loss
Giolito (0-1) allowed three runs on seven hits and a walk over six innings Friday, striking out seven and taking a loss against the Angels.
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Fans nine in short start
Giolito allowed one run on four hits and three walks in Sunday's loss to Minnesota. He struck out nine and did not factor in the decision.
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Activated, starting Sunday
The White Sox activated Giolito (abdomen) from the 10-day injured list in advance of his scheduled start Sunday in Minnesota.
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