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Offline Mr Clean

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Lucas Giolito, RHP
« Reply #1125: November 06, 2015, 11:07:06 AM »
I thought this thread was about Giolito?
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Ha, I keep clicking on this thread in the hopes there might be some news--but no.

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Lucas Giolito, RHP
« Reply #1126: November 06, 2015, 02:04:14 PM »
I thought this thread was about Giolito?

Perfectly happy to take the posts out into a threat titled "Slate and NJ Ave argue about Gio"

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Lucas Giolito, RHP
« Reply #1127: November 06, 2015, 02:06:21 PM »
Perfectly happy to take the posts out into a threat titled "Slate and NJ Ave argue about Gio"
Nah, just keep it here. I don't care.

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Lucas Giolito, RHP
« Reply #1128: November 06, 2015, 02:35:37 PM »
Perfectly happy to take the posts out into a threat titled "Slate and NJ Ave argue about Gio"
could do but is such a pain.

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Lucas Giolito, RHP
« Reply #1129: November 06, 2015, 04:36:37 PM »
I thought this thread was about Giolito?

key word: was

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Lucas Giolito, RHP
« Reply #1130: November 06, 2015, 11:49:51 PM »
I hope the Nats start Lucas Giolito at Harrisburg and bring him up around the All-star break.

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Lucas Giolito, RHP
« Reply #1131: November 07, 2015, 07:16:14 AM »
I hope the Nats start Lucas Giolito at Harrisburg and bring him up around the All-star break.

I think it depends on where the Nats are in the division race.

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Lucas Giolito, RHP
« Reply #1132: November 12, 2015, 05:04:06 AM »
[(988*91.7) + (942*92.2)] / (988+942)

Velocity has nothing to do with BABIP. But it has a lot to do with regression.
Thanks for one year. Now try explaining the first three and explain why you chose to weight one year and rely on 4-seam numbers for the other years.

Also, among other things, you're ignoring the fact that he went from throwing 64% 4-seam fastballs in 2014 to throwing a majority 2-seam fastballs in 2015 - so while both his 2-seam and 4-seam fastballs were FASTER than in 2015 his overall velocity dropped because of the mix.


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Re: Follow the Prospects: Lucas Giolito, RHP
« Reply #1133: December 12, 2015, 11:50:12 AM »
Rizzo said he's coming to major league spring training this year.

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Lucas Giolito, RHP
« Reply #1134: December 12, 2015, 02:31:34 PM »
Rizzo said he's coming to major league spring training this year.

Hell yeah!

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Lucas Giolito, RHP
« Reply #1135: December 12, 2015, 09:56:06 PM »
Rizzo said he's coming to major league spring training this year.

Saw that. Little Gio pitches AA or AAA until July, then to the Nats.

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« Reply #1136: December 13, 2015, 12:24:18 PM »
Might as well start his clock early, God forbid we get his prime

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« Reply #1137: December 13, 2015, 02:03:03 PM »
Might as well start his clock early, God forbid we get his prime
If he dominates in spring training I don't see what the point would be to have him start in Syracuse.

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« Reply #1138: December 13, 2015, 02:08:50 PM »
He's here for six years, seven if they call him up mid season. I'd prefer those  years cover as much of his prime as possible

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« Reply #1139: December 13, 2015, 02:56:33 PM »
Bryce Harper weighs in on Giolito:  https://twitter.com/masnCJ/status/676110287817146368

The MVP has spoken.

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« Reply #1140: December 13, 2015, 03:13:49 PM »
Unless Harper is willing to sign an extension, his opinion is irrelevant

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Lucas Giolito, RHP
« Reply #1141: December 13, 2015, 03:27:36 PM »
Saw that. Little Gio pitches AA or AAA until July, then to the Nats.
Hell no. I don't want him on the roster at all yet unless it is a September call-up. Don't rush him. There is absolutely no goddamn reason to do so.

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Lucas Giolito, RHP
« Reply #1142: December 13, 2015, 05:05:49 PM »
Hell no. I don't want him on the roster at all yet unless it is a September call-up. Don't rush him. There is absolutely no goddamn reason to do so.

I want Giolito and koda glover called up in August out of the pen so that they can be used in the playoffs

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« Reply #1143: December 13, 2015, 05:26:20 PM »
I want Giolito and koda glover called up in August out of the pen so that they can be used in the playoffs

You seem really high on Glover. As an 8th round pick last year at 22 years old, are you just guessing he will one day be a big league reliever? I don't see anything else from him that shouts "impact".

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Lucas Giolito, RHP
« Reply #1144: December 13, 2015, 07:00:02 PM »
You seem really high on Glover. As an 8th round pick last year at 22 years old, are you just guessing he will one day be a big league reliever? I don't see anything else from him that shouts "impact".

From Baseball America prospect chat

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Joey (New Jersey): Koda Glover put up video game numbers in the low minors. How quickly can he move, and he is a potential MLB closer?

Teddy Cahill: Koda Glover, the Nats eighth rounder this year, had one of the best debuts of any 2015 draftee. He mostly pitched in Hagerstown, where he had 27 strikeouts in 24 innings and posted a 0.917 WHIP. He should be able to move quick. He runs his fastball up to 98 and combines it with a good slider. You never know who can end up as a closer, but he certainly has the potential to pitch in high-leverage situations. A very good find for the Nationals in the draft this year.

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Lucas Giolito, RHP
« Reply #1145: December 13, 2015, 10:27:13 PM »
I'd say he deserves a FTP thread.

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Lucas Giolito, RHP
« Reply #1146: December 13, 2015, 10:49:44 PM »
If he dominates in spring training I don't see what the point would be to have him start in Syracuse.

Because a few weeks of him this year isnt worth a full season 4 years from now

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Lucas Giolito, RHP
« Reply #1147: December 13, 2015, 11:18:50 PM »
he pitched 117 innings last year, so I'd guess he's heading for a Strasburg-esque shutdown after around 165 or so in 2016.  If he can help us win games better to have him pitching in D.C., even if only for 3/4 of the season.

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Lucas Giolito, RHP
« Reply #1148: December 14, 2015, 06:42:02 AM »
he pitched 117 innings last year, so I'd guess he's heading for a Strasburg-esque shutdown after around 165 or so in 2016.  If he can help us win games better to have him pitching in D.C., even if only for 3/4 of the season.

3/4 of a season (which it won't be, but never mind that) now, is not as good as an extra season of Giolito on the back end.

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Lucas Giolito, RHP
« Reply #1149: December 14, 2015, 10:05:13 AM »
I'm surprised he's going to ST -- he's been on a delayed start for the past couple of seasons. Delaying him again could setup a post-season run...

There's this, too!

Conclusion: Giolito might break into the majors in 2015 or 2016 if he is as good as the greatest pitcher of all time...which seems unlikely.