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With the World Series in the rearview mirror, Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has some decisions to make.<\/p>\n

Among them is whether to extend right-hander Lucas Giolito a qualifying offer. Masslive.com\u2019s Sean McAdam thinks that decision is a no-brainer.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen it comes to deciding whether they should give a qualifying offer to Lucas Giolito, the answer is an unequivocal yes,\u201d McAdam writes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the Red Sox can also land a No. 2 starter, they could field a rotation of Garrett Crochet, their new acquisition, Giolito and Brayan Bello and still have a good half-dozen options to fill out the final spot, including Richard Fitts, Hunter Dobbins, Patrick Sandoval, Kutter Crawford, Payton Tolle and Connelly Early,\u201d McAdam adds.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0qualifying offer is a one-year, $22.05 million contract which will assure Boston it will receive draft-pick compensation if the 31-year-old walks in free agency.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf the Red Sox issue a qualifying offer to Lucas Giolito, and if he turns it down & signs elsewhere, their extra 2026 draft pick would come after the fourth round,\u201d the\u00a0Boston Globe\u2019s Tim Healey noted last month. \u201cThat is part of the penalty for exceeding the luxury-lax threshold. Otherwise it would be before the third round.\u201d<\/p>\n

Giolito signed with the Red Sox ahead of the 2024 season but ended up missing the year while recovering from elbow surgery.<\/p>\n

This year, Giolito impressed during the regular season, going\u00a010-4 with a 3.41 ERA in 26 starts.<\/p>\n

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The right-hander pitched 145 innings in 2025, which\u00a0turned his 2026 contract into a mutual option, meaning he can choose to return to the open market. But Giolito ran out of gas at the end of the season and\u00a0missed the playoffs with an injury to his right elbow.<\/p>\n

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Before joining Boston, Giolito previously pitched for the Washington Nationals, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels and Cleveland Guardians.<\/p>\n

He was an All-Star in Chicago and finished in the top 11 for Cy Young Award voting three times.<\/p>\n

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