Overview
- Giolito said on the Baseball Isn’t Boring podcast that he loved Boston but views a return as unlikely, adding, “That’s business, baby.”
- Boston traded for Sonny Gray and Johan Oviedo, moves that bolster rotation depth and point the club toward pursuing a higher-end No. 2 starter behind Garrett Crochet.
- After missing 2024 with elbow surgery, Giolito logged a 3.41 ERA with 121 strikeouts over 145 innings in 2025, helping Boston reach the postseason.
- He has increased his offseason workouts and is testing a reintroduced sinker while training at Cressey Performance Center.
- A slow starting-pitcher market and his representation by Scott Boras suggest a later signing, with projections in the two-year, low-to-mid-$30 million range.