The Los Angeles Angels released pitcher Lucas Giolito (29-Cleveland Indians) after just one month for a reason.
Giolito made his Cleveland debut on May 5 against the Minnesota Twins at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio.소닉카지노
On this day, Giolito was unable to keep the opposing bats at bay from the very beginning of the game. The game was a nightmare, both in terms of performance and outcome. He didn’t make it out of the fourth inning and ended up giving up nine runs on seven hits (three home runs), three walks, and three strikeouts in three innings. The team blew an early lead and never recovered, falling to 6-20. Giolito’s ineffectiveness as a starter was a recipe for disaster as he dropped to 12-7 on the season.
According to Optastats, a provider of specialized sports analytics and in-depth data, Giolito became the first pitcher in 124 years, since Bill Magee in 1899, to give up eight or more runs in a season for three different teams. Giolito gave up eight runs in 3⅔ innings on July 19 with the White Sox, nine runs in 3⅔ innings last month with the Angels, and nine runs in three innings today.
Giolito gave up nine runs.
Giolito’s life has changed a lot in the past month. He left the Chicago White Sox for the Angels in a trade on July 27, just before the trade deadline. It looked like he would finish the season with the Angels, but the white-flagged Angels claimed him off waivers to reduce payroll, and Giolito was called up by Cleveland for a third time this season.
Giolito was an integral part of the White Sox starting staff this year, going 6-6 with a 3.79 ERA in 21 games and 121 innings pitched. He was then traded to the Angels in a highly anticipated deal, but hasn’t been the same since.
He is 1-5 with a 6.89 ERA in 32⅔ innings in six games for the Angels, and his worst outing came in his Cleveland debut, when he gave up nine runs in three innings.
When Giolito was claimed off waivers, there was a lot of criticism of the Angels. Fans were unhappy with the club’s management of the trade, which involved a lot of future prospects and seemed to have given up on them prematurely before the season was over.
However, based on Giolito’s recent poor pitching, including today’s appearance, it seems that the Angels were right to some extent. Giolito is eligible for free agency at the end of the season, so if the team is not willing to sign him to an extension, they may have decided that it would be wise to move on and give new prospects a chance.
In fact, the Angels turned to prospect Kenny Rosenberg to fill the vacancy in their starting rotation, and Rosenberg lived up to the club’s expectations with a quality start (six innings, three earned runs or less) against the first-place Baltimore Orioles on Friday, allowing three runs on seven hits with two walks and four strikeouts. The Angels’ big picture is looking good right now.
Giolito, meanwhile, is highly touted, ranking ninth in MLB.com’s “Predictions for Upcoming Offseason Free Agents” at the end of last month, but he’ll take a hit if he can’t break out of his second-half slump.