What It Means:

In addition to Giolito, fellow pitcher James Shields will also be done for the year. While the 35-year-old Shields is having PRP injections done on both of his knees, the 23-year-old Giolito has reached his innings limit. There's no word yet on Friday's starter, but Chris Volstad will take the bump on Sunday.

Including his time at Triple-A, Giolito pitched 174 innings this season. At the big-league level alone, he went 3-3 in 7 starts while accounting for a 2.38 ERA and 4.94 FIP. He finished off the year with 3 straight quality starts and a 1.80 ERA across those games.