Gio

Am I the only person who is really scared of Gio's season? He hasn't taken any steps forward. He's walking a tad less, but also striking out a proportionate less amount. And that said, he still leads the AL in walks! His walk/K raito is worse than last year. The only reason FIP likes him is his hr/fb% is at 7%...which yea, is impossible, this is GIO for fucks sake, its gonna regress to 10%+ and his ERA/FIP with it. His year has been, well not horrendous, but its been bad, a step backwards. What made Gio awesome was his ability to miss bats. Yea, he missed the strikezone too, but that missing of everything was a net positive. This year he isn't missing bats, well, like he used to at least, his overrall contact rate is way up. Like, across the board, in the zone, out the zone, hitters are simply gettin the bat to the ball quite a bit more often. I haven't watched any games. None, I haven't been home, I don know what the hell is up, but it worries me. For a guy who's always been a big strikeout guy, including at the major league level, this lack of K's is starting to cause quite a bit of concern.