Lucas Giolito
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
You know, the thing is, like, I'm not a guy that goes in a side and I'm trying to throw 95 miles an hour.
I kind of see that as counterproductive to, like, working on pitchability.
You know, I like to save the max effort card throws for in-game.
You know, I look forward to that opportunity again.
I've been itching for it, trust me.
And in my current setup, it's a lot of work on on timing, delivery, timing, consistency, rhythm, pitch shape.
So, you know, getting getting the fastball riding, getting the change up right, right behind that, you know, getting the right kind of brake on the slider and the curveball commanding them, working on backdooring, all that kind of stuff.
So that's more of my focus when it comes to my work as far as.
as far as like velocity and like raw stuff, I've always been an adrenaline pitcher.
So I like to feel the crowd and the environment and facing, you know, a top level major league hitter in the box.
And it's like, I'm better than you.
I'm going to get you out and having that kind of mentality.
I found that it's impossible for me to recreate that in a controlled environment.
So it's like I'm in a controlled environment.
Let's work on what we can control.
And then when it comes to competing in game time, now we let it all loose.