Even though he got lit up tonight I'd honestly stick him at closer if they trade Colome. The extra adrenaline rush may actually be beneficial for him and he's the antithesis of Ruiz/Vieira in throwing strikes (so far). See if he pitches well and dangle him next season or so.
Disagree about the slider but I do agree he really needs to get that curveball back. I counted twice he had guys frozen on that pitch but couldn't get it over. I believe both wind up getting on a pitch or two later.
Not to mention their owner actually spends the money on far superior scouting and analytics department despite a low payroll as a small market team compared to our owner.
People saying he looks like '18 Gio are being short-sided. That Giolito would be walking 5+ guys as well as giving up runs and not K'ing anybody. His peripheral numbers this year are far superior.
And Ricky will continue to bat him 3rd and play him at 1B if resigned. I'm not gonna go full @ron883 here but I do agree I'd rather move on because of that.
I would agree if Ricky was actually more aggressive overall as a manager. People may hate Vizquel for example cause of his extreme bunting, but Robert, Madrigal, etc. run at will with him.