They don't have the prospects and Jerry wouldn't extend him anyway. He's going somewhere else.
This is a rebuild, but it won't be obvious until mid-season.
Where did you get those splits?
I have been searching sites and haven't been able to isolate splits like you just did.
You got any fastball data from 2021 before/after the ban?
I seem to remember him losing a tick or two after the ban.
K/9 is significantly down. From 11.6 in 2019 to 9.1 here. There's something to the spider tack argument.
Opinion:
Gio averaging 94+ mph=#2
Gio averaging 93.5 mph=#3-4
Gio averaging 93.0 mph=#5
Gio averaging under 93 mph=toast
Which guy are we getting in 2023?
This is disingenuous, because anyone who watched Giolito in 2022 knows he wasn't the same guy he was from 2019-21.
The big unknown is if he will gain his velocity back if he slims down.