Lucas Giolito

I'm a player, I'm not really sure.

I don't know.

I feel like there's different rabbit holes you can go down.

I'm not really interested in exploring those because it doesn't do any good, right?

For me, what I can control is my preparation for when I get the opportunity to play again.

And that's why I'm here.

That's why I'm coming here six days, five, six, seven days a week, depending on where I'm at in my routine.

and uh throwing live and and staying ready you know i'm kind of maintaining a a pitch count around 75 each time i throw live just so that when i get the opportunity it's like all right cool what do you you want me to throw a game in triple a to get ready or do you want to put me right in for five innings like i'll do whatever i'm happy to to do whatever once i get the opportunity to help a team

Not necessarily.

Okay.

Just like, the thing is, it's very, the last few months has been very strange to where,

Uh, you know, talks, talks seem like they're heating up and then it's like, oh, OK, never mind.

And and so sometimes I'll have something planned for a few days in advance.

I'm like, oh, well, what if something happens?

But it hasn't yet, which is OK.

Yeah, it's the second thing you say.

Okay.

I just want to play for, you know, close to what my value is, you know, what I've shown.

Everything is based on these models now, right?

Everyone uses projection and models and things like that to kind of determine and like my agency does the same thing.