Overview
- Bleacher Report’s Zachary Rymer, via Newsweek, predicts Boston and Giolito will split after a 140-inning trigger converted a $14 million club option into a mutual option.
- Sporting News relays FanSided speculation that he will not return and states his deal has expired, projecting free agency when the 2026 period opens.
- Newsweek cites Spotrac indicating a two-year, $38.5 million contract with a mutual option for next season, highlighting conflicting reports on his status.
- Giolito posted a 3.41 ERA across 26 starts in 2025 before a September elbow problem sidelined him for the playoffs.
- Commentary points to Boston’s growing stable of homegrown arms, such as Connelly Early and other prospects, as a reason the club may pivot from retaining him.