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Lucas Giolito or Bowden Francis

Who Should I Start? - Week 14 • Start New
Lucas Giolito

Lucas Giolito

SPBoston Red Sox BOS
Bowden Francis

Bowden Francis

SPToronto Blue Jays TOR
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Giolito over Francis

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

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Latest News Lucas Giolito
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Francis over Giolito

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Bowden Francis
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Performance Lucas Giolito
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.000-000521.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.002-0001960.893
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Bowden Francis
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
5.630-000431.251
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Lucas Giolito
OWN
52%
+22.1 compared to last week
START
36%
+13.26 compared to last week
OWN/START Bowden Francis
OWN
20%
-6.2 compared to last week
START
13%
-7.78 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Lucas Giolito
86th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Bowden Francis
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Lucas Giolito

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 86th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 62nd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Tarik Skubal
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 120th in WHIP with 1.43
  • Currently ranked 108th in ERA with 4.52
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 72nd with 17
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 91st
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 4.3 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +3, L: +1, WHIP: +1.39, ERA: +4.39, K's: +46, Walks: +17
Breakdown Bowden Francis

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 189th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Tarik Skubal
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off and he's listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Shoulder (Since Jun 17, 2025). Stay clear of him if its going to stick around, otherwise now is the time to get a guy at a bargain price since he is hurt. Check out his player news.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -1, L: +6, WHIP: +0.196, ERA: +1.128, K's: +26, Walks: +17
Next Up Health Check
Injury Lucas Giolito

No Injury Reported

Injury Bowden Francis

SHOULDER - Since Jun 17, 2025

Francis is dealing with a right shoulder impingement and has been placed on the 15-day injured list.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Lucas Giolito
DateOpponentResult
Jun 23@LAASam BachmanL 9-5
Jun 24@LAATyler Anderson
Jun 25@LAAYusei Kikuchi
Jun 27VS TORJose Berrios
Jun 28VS TORChris Bassitt
Jun 29VS TOREric Lauer
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
12.500-000832.222
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Bowden Francis
DateOpponentResult
Jun 24@CLELogan Allen
Jun 25@CLEGavin Williams
Jun 26@CLETanner Bibee
Jun 27@BOSBrayan Bello
Jun 28@BOSLucas Giolito
Jun 29@BOSWalker Buehler
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
13.940-200312.112
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Lucas Giolito
10.03
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Bowden Francis
7.15
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Lucas Giolito
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2016 WAS 6 21.1 398 11 12 0 0-1 6.75 1.78 4.6 19
2017 WAS 7 45.1 704 34 12 0 3-3 2.38 0.95 6.8 118
2018 CHW 32 171.0 3007 125 90 0 10-13 6.21 1.49 6.6 311
2019 CHW 29 174.1 2814 228 57 0 14-9 3.46 1.08 11.8 513
2020 CHW 13 79.1 1314 105 29 0 5-3 3.29 0.98 11.9 239
2021 CHW 32 184.2 3060 205 57 0 11-9 3.61 1.11 10 455
2022 CHW 28 150.1 2572 164 58 0 10-9 4.97 1.47 9.8 300
2023 CHW 33 182.0 3188 204 73 0 8-15 5.04 1.34 10.1 359
2025 BOS 10 51.2 838 46 17 0 3-1 4.35 1.37 8 117
ON PACE 20 104 1696 93 34 0 6-2 4.35 1.37 8 236
3-YEAR AVG 20 110 1920 123 44 0 6-8 5.07 1.41 10.1 220
Career 190 1048.1 17895 1122 405 0 0-0 4.52 1.28 9.6
Career Bowden Francis
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2022 TOR 1 2.1 9 1 0 0 0-0 0 0.43 3.9 2
2023 TOR 20 34.0 539 35 8 1 1-0 1.85 0.88 9.3 96
2024 TOR 27 103.2 1559 92 22 0 8-5 3.3 0.93 8 249
2025 TOR 14 61.2 1141 54 27 0 2-8 6.57 1.61 7.9 66
ON PACE 29 129 2400 113 56 0 4-16 6.57 1.61 7.9 139
3-YEAR AVG 16 46 702 43 10 0 3-2 2.89 0.9 8.3 116
Career 62 197.0 3248 182 57 0 0-0 4.11 1.15 8.3
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