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Giolito Out For The Season

Posted Mar. 7, 2012 1:50 pm by Nathan Rode
Filed under: Draft Dope, High School, News

Harvard-Westlake High righthander and top high school prospect Lucas Giolito is likely out for the season with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament, head coach Matt LaCour confirmed Wednesday afternoon. Giolito left his Tuesday start after 6 1/3 innings. It was a tough outing for him as he allowed two runs on five hits, three walks and three hit batters. He struck out four.

Surgery is not needed on Giolito's elbow. He will rest and rehab it for six to 10 weeks. The draft is approximately 12 weeks away. He was considered a candidate to be the first overall pick thanks to his ideal frame and plus arsenal.

"He's crushed. His teammates are crushed," LaCour told the Los Angeles Times' Eric Sondheimer. "His coaches are crushed, and we're going to have to spend the next two days getting back on track."

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Would it be better if he would just have his tommy john surgery now? Is this 6-10 weeks no big deal or is he only delaying the inevitable?
Any chance that he'd now fall to the end of round 1? I'd love to see the Brewers get him with one of their picks…

Posted by Jay | March 7, 2012 at 2:13 pm | Shortcut

He still won't fall out of the top 10.

Posted by ecpglp | March 7, 2012 at 2:35 pm | Shortcut

Until he gets an MRI with contrast, its speculation. Chances are with his velocity it will have tear. Rehab wont work, maybe PRP injections at this point. My son had TJ surgery while pitching in the pac-10. Not the end of the world, but emotionally will be harder than the physical side of the recovery.

Posted by Doug | March 7, 2012 at 3:02 pm | Shortcut

Feel bad for the guy but it could have been worse. Lets see what happen from here until the Draft.

Posted by Norberto | March 7, 2012 at 5:35 pm | Shortcut

[...] This is a bummer. It stinks for fans of the game, it stinks for the chief decision-makers of teams at the top of the draft (if nothing else there’s now one less potential star to push your guy down the board), it stinks for the area guys who haven’t dragged themselves to see Harvard-Westlake yet (I have a friend in this current position…yeah, he’s not great at his job), and, above all else, it stinks for Giolito. [...]

Posted by Lucas Giolito « The Baseball Draft Report | March 7, 2012 at 6:48 pm | Shortcut

[...] somehow slip to them at #6. That will probably happen now, but it's for all the wrong reasons. Per Baseball America, Giolito " is likely out for the season with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament, head coach Matt [...]

Posted by Cubs MLB Draft Update: Giolito out for the season | Cubs Den | March 7, 2012 at 11:31 pm | Shortcut

[...] draft prospect has gone down for the season. This time it’s prep pitcher Lucas Giolito. According to Nathan Rode of Baseball America, Giolito suffered a sprain of his ulnar collateral ligament and will be out for the remainder of [...]

Posted by Pirates Prospects Blogs » First Pitch: Another Draft Prospect Out For the Year | March 8, 2012 at 12:00 am | Shortcut

whats his pitching repertoire? maybe he can fall a bit to the cubs. we could use a pitching prospect with high upside

Posted by Navin | March 8, 2012 at 1:30 am | Shortcut

Navin, Giolito has a ton of upside. I gave a small scouting report on him about a week ago here: http://www.baseballamerica.com.....e- digits/

Posted by Nathan Rode | March 8, 2012 at 10:04 am | Shortcut

What is his college commitment? With the new draft rules he won't be able to slide and still get a huge paycheck.

Posted by Matt | March 8, 2012 at 10:35 am | Shortcut

Its an unfortunate break for Giolito. Looks like UCLA might be getting another top pitching prospect next fall!

Posted by Gus | March 8, 2012 at 11:07 am | Shortcut

[...] the news yesterday that California prep righthander Lucas Giolito will be sidelined at minimum six weeks with an elbow [...]

[...] lost their ace in the last week. Righthander Lucas Giolito, also the top high school prospect, sprained his ulnar collateral ligament and will not be back at full strength before the season concludes for Harvard-Westlake High (Studio [...]

[...] happen in groups of three and that's been the case with high school injuries lately. First, Lucas Gioloto sprained his elbow, then Matthew Crownover had Tommy John [...]

[...] this point is that Giolito came down with a season-ending elbow injury in early March, according to BaseballAmerica.com. However, surgery is not [...]

Posted by MLB Draft 2012: Byron Buxton and Top High-Schoolers in This Year’s Class | :: Sparxxrx LLC :: | April 3, 2012 at 3:32 pm | Shortcut

[...] draft is Giolito. He sprained his ulnar collateral ligament in his right arm back in March and is expected to be out the rest of the season, but he has started throwing [...]

Posted by 2012 MLB Mock Draft: Injury-Plagued Stars Worth the Risk | :: Sparxxrx LLC :: | May 9, 2012 at 3:31 pm | Shortcut

[...] there was a lot of concern earlier this season about a sprained ulnar collateral ligament that was going to keep him out all [...]

Posted by 2012 MLB Draft Prospects: Breaking Down Top Pitchers in This Year’s Class | :: Sparxxrx LLC :: | May 24, 2012 at 4:32 pm | Shortcut

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