Pitching
He has an above-average changeup and the ability to throw from a variety of arm angles. The Free Agents hope he can work on his control a little bit. Every once and a while one slips away from him and either ends up at the backstop or in the right field bleachers. Steals sometimes unnerve Giallombardo, who isn't blessed with extraordinary self-confidence. You know, some times I think I can throw harder than Giallombardo, and that's saying a lot. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
He doesn't have much of a pickoff move and he's slow getting the ball to home plate out of the set position. A shaky fielder, he's slow to react to grounders and often looks unsure on his throws to the bases. Giallombardo is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Giallombardo has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Free Agents have been known to use Giallombardo as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2014 Outlook
But if you ask me, I'll pass on Giallombardo.

          -- Moostard Nyman