Former Washington Nationals' Assistant GM Roy Clark was effusive in his praise of Lucas Giolito after the Nats took the right-hander with the 16th overall pick of the 2012 Draft, describing the selection as a no-brainer in spite of the fact that the then-17-year-old right-hander suffered a strain of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow during his final year at the Harvard-Westlake School.
"He's got a power 12-6 curve that's anywhere from 82-to-85-86 mph at times and he's got a feel to pitch. He's not a thrower. He's got a touch..."
"A good comparison might be Roy Halladay when everything's clicking," Clark told reporters after the Draft that June.