Recently, GIO GONZALEZ is lost in the shuffle of the national history. He wasn’t in the 2019 World Series team, so it’s a bit frustrating to see it for the nature of wild. For this reason, some have forgotten how good GIO was in DC.
After the 2011 season, when the young nationals team reached 80-81, Micritzo aimed to raise the team to the next level. He decided to do it to form a terrible trio with Stephen Strasberg and Jordan Zimerman, grasping the front line starter. 2011 All -Star Geo Gonzales was a Mike Ritzo man.
Rizzo sent A Transport of major prospects Brad Peacock, Derek Norris, Tommy Mirone, Aji Call. All of them were very advertised, and the first three had a long Big League career at the moment of success. However, NATS won the transaction because he won the best player in a transaction that was still 26 years old. It indicates that the embrace of prospects can be an unproductive approach.
With a slightly non -characteristic movement, Nationals immediately signed Gonzales to extend. NAT in less than a month after trade Locked GIO is a transaction of $ 42 million for five years. The people showed ambition and courage by making a big move to increase existing young core. That is what Mike Ritzo should look back and see.
GIO had a desirable effect in 2012. The team 80 wins on 98 winsAnd Gonzales was a big part. He was the first winner of 20 games and ended Third Cy Young voting. 2012 is the second most great season for me in the history of NATS for all youth and excitement. Nationals fans have never seen such a thing before. Playoff baseball has been returned to the International Capital.
2012 was a GIO career year, but he remained effective in most of the time in DC. From 2012 to 2018, Gonzales reached 86-65, and over 213 ERA reached 3.62 ERA, 1,253.1 innings. He won the ball every five days and delivered more than average.
2017 was another very fun season for GIO. After the down in 2016 when he posted 4.57 ERA, GIO seemed to be past his prime. His things were not so good, and the results were no longer there. However, in 2017 he returned his clock and posted 2.96 ERA in 201 inning. He has led NAT to the title of the fourth department in six years.
By 2018, the GIO was not the same, and the age began to catch up with him. He had a nut in the right of the season, and he had a package that was exchanged for Milwalky and did nothing for the nut. It’s a pity that he missed the 2019 World Series because he was a staple food for a long time.
Geo Gonzales is one of the most underestimated NATs in his era and deserves to gain shine. The movement to trade for him is one of the best Mike Rizzo, and NATS should try to copy it in the near future.
