Lucas Giolito was one of the best stories on the 2025 Boston Red Sox, emerging from a year-long layoff to produce a No. 3 starter season. His 3.41 ERA ranked third among all qualified Red Sox starters this past season, and his 2.0 fWAR barely outpaced Brayan Bello for second.
That quality performance made it an easy call for him to decline his $19 million mutual option for 2026, but Giolito remains a free agent as the New Year is rung in.
In an appearance on the "Baseball Isn't Boring" podcast, Giolito discussed a great deal about his latest trip through free agency while tending to the elbow discomfort that prevented him from pitching in the postseason.