chitownsportsfan Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Critical offseason for TA. He needs to work his ass off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Giolito looks like a guy that is going to pitch his best "effectively wild". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Aug 22, 2017 -> 08:06 PM) Anderson is having a night to forget Another night to forget, to be exact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 QUOTE (Tony @ Aug 23, 2017 -> 02:15 AM) Like most pitchers, it's going to be heavily dependent on Giolito keeping his mechanics in check. If he can do that consistently, I think the Sox got a good one. If not..... Never really realized how much there is to his delivery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Wow, beautiful fastball. Almost wonder if that was planned to shake off 4 times then throw the heater. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautox Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Hell of a fastball by Gio, wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 of his 67 pitches, 53 are fastballs, 7 changes, 7 curves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Very solid start for Giolito so far: 4 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 HR, 3 K, 0 BB, 41/68 strikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 A good amount of swing and misses too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Aug 22, 2017 -> 08:10 PM) Giolito looks like a guy that is going to pitch his best "effectively wild". Being aggressive inside to hitters, especially LH is the key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Ugh, real bad pitch selection on 0-2. Needs to start mixing in some curves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautox Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 that was s*** pitch selection, should've been a high fastball out of the zone on 0-2 after getting the second strike down broadway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 (edited) I think we have a keeper with Giolito, but if he's throwing 92-93 vs 95-96 he's a #3 and not a potential ace. Edited August 23, 2017 by Jack Parkman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Missing right down the plate on nearly every fastball now. Gonna get ugly if he can't use offspeed stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 QUOTE (Tony @ Aug 23, 2017 -> 02:30 AM) This sort of felt like a spring training start to be honest, focusing on one thing (the fastball) and not really worrying about secondary stuff. Totally agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Aug 23, 2017 -> 02:31 AM) I think we have a keeper with Giolito, but if he's throwing 92-93 vs 95-96 he's a #3 and not a potential ace. I think we all would be thrilled if he can be a 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Nice DP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 There we go! 2 ER through 5 IP against this offense is something to be happy with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksnort Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Very nice there. He's had a solid outing. The thing I like the most about it so far...no walks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 22, 2017 -> 08:32 PM) I think we all would be thrilled if he can be a 3. Ya, agreed. We don't need him to be an ace, because we have Kopech and Hansen who look to be TOR guys. I can't believe how much he's lost off the fastball though since his Nats days. They must have really screwed him up mechanically. Perfect case of if it isn't broken, don't fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Really encouraging to me. Showed that even if he can't locate his Curve, his fastball is good enough to be effective. When his curve is on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Aug 22, 2017 -> 08:35 PM) Ya, agreed. We don't need him to be an ace, because we have Kopech and Hansen who look to be TOR guys. I can't believe how much he's lost off the fastball though since his Nats days. They must have really screwed him up mechanically. Perfect case of if it isn't broken, don't fix it. He was throwing 95-96 in first 2 innings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksnort Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Polanco is gonna replace Brian Dozier as the Sox killer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 (edited) QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 22, 2017 -> 08:36 PM) He was throwing 95-96 in first 2 innings Yeah, but if he can't hold it deep into games it really doesn't matter. If he can get there again and hold it for his entire start then he instantly becomes the top guy after Kopech, and you could argue who could be better. Right now there is no discussion. If he can get back there with the fastball and throw strikes with his curve and change he's going to make Major League hitters look like schmucks. Secondary pitches move so much and fool hitters when he can establish them for strikes. I've been super impressed with his changeup. It is disgusting. Edited August 23, 2017 by Jack Parkman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Sometimes when Nicky is batting I think I'm looking at Scott podsednik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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