Overview
- Veteran reporter Sean McAdam said on the Fenway Rundown podcast that Boston should issue Giolito the qualifying offer.
- The qualifying offer is a one-year, $22.025 million deal, and the Red Sox must decide within five days after the World Series.
- Giolito delivered a 3.41 ERA over 26 starts in 2025 but missed the postseason with an elbow issue; he is on a throwing program with sources saying he is either 100% or improving.
- He converted his 2026 option to a $19 million mutual option by reaching 145 innings, and reporting notes mutual options are rarely exercised by both sides.
- If Giolito declines a qualifying offer, Boston would receive a compensatory pick between the fourth and fifth rounds because the club exceeded the luxury-tax threshold.