After a rocky start to the season, Lucas Giolito emerged as exactly the comeback player the Boston Red Sox hoped he would be.
The veteran has posted a 3.38 ERA this season after a year-plus on the sidelines due to the internal brace procedure and a hamstring strain he sustained during spring training 2025. That delay could be one of the main contributors to Boston potentially securing another year of Giolito's services.
Before the 2024 season, Giolito signed a two-year deal with the Red Sox that contains a vesting option for 2026. If he pitches fewer than 140 innings by the end of this season, Boston gets control of Giolito next season for $14 million.