Red Sox sign Lucas Giolito 2/38.5

Hey, something happened! Sweet! Looks pretty good at first blush. If they can haul in Imanaga too I'll be very happy.

I don't think a pitcher for 19 mil and short term should preclude them from trying to pivot to Montgomery or Snell either. Especially when you look at this deal compared to what the projections on Giolito to start the offseason. Feel like most said he'd get 4 years and 20 a year. Perhaps he's betting on himself and took less though.

I like it. Would’ve preferred if there was some kind of club option (maybe the option to supersede the opt out by tacking on an extra year or more money), just in case he turns out to have regained his form, but I think this makes sense for both sides. Especially if we can QO him if he pitches well.

Definitely like this. Him on 2 years or less is perfect

So, let's say he opts out 70% of the time, and the 30% of the time he opts in he's worth $5 million on average. That makes the opt out worth .3 * (19-5) = 4.2 million negative value to the Sox. So this is equivalent to about a 1 year/$23.2 million deal. Pretty good contract, IMO.

If he opts out he is also telegraphing that he will decline the QO, so we will be able to pick up a draft pick for free in all likelihood.

Yeah this is actually great. We basically have opt out insurance in the form of a QO draft pick

I'm tepid on this, though I would have been shocked if he went elsewhere. Anyone do a deep dive on how to get him back on track? I'm gonna light some incense and pray at the altar of Andrew Bailey.

I liked him as a reclamation project and that is what he is with this contract. If we get him to bounce back it’s great for him too

Very glad they didn’t do something silly like 4/80

I'm all for this move.

But he also is prone to giving up bombs. Pitching in the AL East isn't going to help that.