After his start on May 10, Manaea had a 7.96 ERA, which certainly justified a demotion. But Manaea got right in the pen, posting a 3.86 ERA with a 3.12 FIP in 67.2 innings as a reliever. It was enough to bring him back to the rotation, where in four starts to close the season, Manaea had a 2.25 ERA with a 3.12 FIP.
The two pitchers are similar in that they were good earlier in their careers but have been disappointments the past couple of years. Gioltio, who will be in his age-29 season in 2024 and is three years younger than Manaea, had both a longer and higher peak. But the lefty Manaea has never had a season as bad as Giolito's '23 campaign, where he posted a 5.27 FIP.
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