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BOSTON — As soon as the Hot Stove season started, new Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow had his eye on starting pitching.
It took a while, but the Sox finally came up with a significant addition to the rotation, announcing a one-year deal with free-agent right-hander Lucas Giolito on Wednesday that includes a player option for the 2025 season.
The contract will pay Giolito $38.5 million over two seasons if he exercises the player option, according to a source. The Red Sox did not disclose terms of the deal.
It swiftly became clear to Giolito how interested the Red Sox were in his services. The Red Sox, as it happened, made a strong pitch to the pitcher.
“The Red Sox were honestly probably one of, if not the first team, to reach out to me and my representation showing interest,” Giolito said. “So that obviously meant a lot to me. It’s my first time going through free agency. I had a really, really interesting, amazing Zoom call; kind of like the pitch meeting, where I got to get a feel for the organization. I got to meet some of the staff, and I really liked everything I heard.”
