With the White Sox listing Michael Kopech, Lance Lynn, Dylan Cease, TBD, and TBD as their starting rotation coming out of the All-Star break, chances seem as good as any that Lucas Giolito has thrown his last pitch as a member of the Chicago White Sox, six-and-a-half years after heralding in their ill-fated rebuild by being acquired as a prospect in exchange for Adam Eaton in December, 2016.
After establishing himself as a front-of-the-line pitcher between 2019 and 2021, totaling 427.2 innings at a stellar 3.47 ERA (good for a 129 ERA+ and 10.6 rWAR, seventh in MLB in that span) with a no-hitter tossed in for funsies, Giolito struggled with COVID-19 and a subsequent velocity drop last season, concluding 2022 with an ugly 4.