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  • BOS Starting Pitcher #54
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    Lucas Giolito (elbow) is expected to be ready to pitch most of, if not all, of next season.
    Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow told reporters on Monday that he’s “very, very open” to the possibility of utilizing a six-man rotation next season. Most teams have gone that route in recent years, so it’s not a huge surprise, especially since Boston brought in Garrett Crochet and Walker Buehler to spearhead a rotation mix that also figures to include Giolito, Tanner Houck, Brayan Bello and Kutter Crawford. The 30-year-old righty is expected to be ready in the early stages of next season as he continues his rehabilitation process from an internal brace procedure that he underwent back in March.
  • BOS Relief Pitcher #31
    Red Sox reinstated RHPs Isaiah Campbell, Lucas Giolito, Liam Hendriks, Bryan Mata, and Garrett Whitlock, and LHP Chris Murphy from the 60-Day IL.
    This was just a procedural move as today was the deadline for the Red Sox to move them onto the 40-man roster. There’s a chance each pitcher will be healthy for the start of the 2025 season. Hendriks, Whitlock, and Campbell all figure to have a good chance to open the season in the bullpen, and Giolito has a chance to be in the rotation early in the season.
  • BOS Starting Pitcher #54
    Red Sox RHP Lucas Giolito exercised his $19 million player option for 2025.
    This isn’t entirely surprising. Giolito missed all of the 2024 season after having internal brace surgery on his right elbow in March, so he would have been hard-pressed to find any team willing to offer him that much money in 2025. However, given how early he was hurt, he could be back on the mound for the Red Sox by April or May. An intriguing wrinkle is that the Red Sox would have a $14 million team option on Giolito for 2026 if he doesn’t pitch 140 innings next year. That could be added incentive for the Red Sox to bring him along slowly next year.
  • BOS Starting Pitcher #54
    Red Sox placed RHP Lucas Giolito on the 60-day injured list.
    The move was expected as the right-hander is recovering from Tommy John surgery this spring. He is expected to miss the entire season and likely won’t be ready for major league game action until the second half of the 2025 campaign.
  • BOS Starting Pitcher #24
    Lucas Giolito underwent a success right elbow ulnar collateral ligament repair with internal brace on Tuesday.
    The good news is that Giolito did not have to get Tommy John surgery, the bad news is that he’s out for the season and likely at least half of the 2025 season. The surgery was completed by Dr. Jeffrey Dugas in Birmingham, Alabama, who performed Garrett Whitlock’s Tommy John surgery a few years ago.
  • BOS Starting Pitcher #24
    Lucas Giolito is scheduled to undergo right elbow surgery on Tuesday.
    The extent of the surgery is unknown, but if it’s Tommy John, it will end the 29-year-old’s season before it even begins. The surgery is scheduled for sometime on Tuesday afternoon and Red Sox manager Alex Cora said they’ll know more about the specifics of the surgery when Giolito goes in for the procedure.
  • BOS Starting Pitcher #24
    Lucas Giolito (elbow) will get a second opinion on Monday before deciding on surgery or rehab.
    Giolito will visit Dr. Dugas in Alabama, who is the same doctor who performed the Tommy John surgery on Garrett Whitlock a few years ago. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said surgery is a possibility but the team will know more after Monday’s visit. The best-case scenario for Giolito would likely be months of rest and rehab, but surgery does seem the most likely outcome at this point.
  • BOS Starting Pitcher #24
    Lucas Giolito has a partially torn UCL and flexor strain and could miss the 2024 season, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
    This likely means Tommy John surgery is on the way for Giolito. If that’s the case, it would be his second Tommy John surgery in his career. His first surgery came shortly after he was drafted by the Nationals in 2012. This is a brutal situation for the Red Sox who signed the 29-year-old to a two-year deal in the offseason worth around $38.5 million. The club and Giolito will weigh their options, but it’s more likely than not we won’t see Giolito in uniform this season.
  • BOS Starting Pitcher #24
    Lucas Giolito felt discomfort in his elbow following his last start and is doubtful for the start of the season.
    Giolito will undergo tests to determine the discomfort in his elbow. Red Sox manager Alex Cora added the team is “obviously concerned” and it is “not a good day”. Giolito was one of Boston’s bigger acquisitions this offseason when the 29-year-old signed a one-year deal with a player option for 2025. He was likely going to be Boston’s Opening Day starter but with that in doubt, it looks like Nick Pivetta would get the nod.
  • BOS Starting Pitcher #24
    Lucas Giolito pitched a pair of hitless innings versus the Twins in his Red Sox debut Sunday.
    There were no radar gun readings in this one, so while there have been reports of Giolito’s velocity being up some this spring, there was no way to confirm it today. He was effective versus the Twins, striking out one in the 27-pitch outing.