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Yahoo
6 days ago
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Red Sox Urged to Trade Pitcher Lucas Giolito Ahead of Deadline
Red Sox Urged to Trade Pitcher Lucas Giolito Ahead of Deadline originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Boston Red Sox, currently facing a below .500 record and trailing by eight games in the American League East, are considering the possibility of becoming sellers as the 2025 season progresses. Amid speculation surrounding Jaren Duran's availability following a report by Dennis Lin of The Athletic, CBS Sports' Matt Snyder suggests that the Red Sox could potentially trade starting pitcher Lucas Giolito before the July 31 deadline. Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito (54) pitches against the Atlanta Braves during the first inning at Truist Zanine-Imagn Images After missing the entire 2024 season following Tommy John Surgery, Giolito has made six starts in 2025. Although the optics do not look good, especially with a 4.78 ERA and pitching under five innings in half of his starts, Giolito may have more trade value than expected. Advertisement According to Baseball Savant, Giolito's fastball has crept back up to 93 mph, and his chase rate is 66 percent – the highest since 2017. As he continues to work his way back from injury, inconsistency is expected. Yet, the 30-year-old has given up one run or less in three of his last four starts. Giolito's season has been a mixed bag, but Snyder points to his recent track of success as a reason teams could take a flyer on the former first-round pick closer to the trade deadline. While Giolito will not be a hot commodity on the trade market, if healthy, he can provide much-needed depth to a rotation. A return to the A.L. Central should not be ruled out, with the Kansas City Royals ranking 15th in pitching, according to FanGraphs. The Arizona Diamondbacks could also take a long look at Giolito as the team tries to stay afloat with Corbin Burnes' health now uncertain in a loaded National League West. Giolito is under contract through the 2025 season and has a $14 million club vesting option for next season. When talking about a low-risk and under-the-radar arm, Giolito might fit the bill better than anyone approaching the trade deadline. Related: Red Sox Predicted to Cut Ties With Alex Bregman in Trade Amid Uncertain Free Agency This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 3, 2025, where it first appeared.
Washington Post
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Devers' homer boosts Giolito to first win since 2023 as Red Sox beat Royals 3-1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rafael Devers' 440-foot homer snapped a 1-1 tie and Lucas Giolito pitched into the seventh inning for his first win since 2023 as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Sunday. Giolito (1-1) allowed two singles and one unearned run in 6 2/3 innings to get his first win for Boston. He missed last season with a partially torn elbow ligament, and his last victory was for Cleveland on Sept. 15, 2023.
Associated Press
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Devers' homer boosts Giolito to first win since 2023 as Red Sox beat Royals 3-1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rafael Devers' 440-foot homer snapped a 1-1 tie and Lucas Giolito pitched into the seventh inning for his first win since 2023 as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Sunday. Giolito (1-1) allowed two singles and one unearned run in 6 2/3 innings to get his first win for Boston. He missed last season with a partially torn elbow ligament, and his last victory was for Cleveland on Sept. 15, 2023. Devers — again starting at designated hitter two days after Red Sox homer John Henry flew to Kansas City to meet with the disgruntled slugger over his refusal to play first base — followed up his 4-for-4 performance on Saturday with a monster homer. With one out and a runner on first in the sixth, Devers blasted Seth Lugo's first pitch to dead center, his seventh longball of the year. In the third inning, Giolito threw wildly past third on Kyle Isbel's bunt, allowing Drew Waters to score. He faced the minimum after that. Wilyer Abreu tied it in the fourth with his 10th homer, a 430-foot shot to right. Abreu had three hits, snapping an 0-for-13 slide. Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth for his sixth save. Lugo (3-4) allowed three runs in six innings for his fifth straight quality start. Kansas City had four hits, all singles, and lost consecutive games for the first time since a six-game skid from April 14-19. Key moment With two on and nobody out in the third, Giolito escaped the jam by getting two groundouts sandwiched around a strikeout of Bobby Witt Jr. Key stat Devers has reached safely in eight of his last nine plate appearances. Up next Red Sox RHP Tanner Houck (0-2, 6.10 ERA) opposes Tigers RHP Jackson Jobe (2-0, 4.88) at Detroit on Monday. Royals RHP Michael Wacha (2-4, 2.98) faces the Astros at Houston on Tuesday. ___ AP MLB:
New York Times
07-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Rafael Devers isn't moving to first (for now). What does that mean for Masataka Yoshida?
BOSTON — As the Red Sox ventured into their third game without Triston Casas at first base, Abraham Toro got the start at the position on Tuesday night. Toro, who's played for five big-league teams over a seven-year career, made a nice unassisted double play on a hard liner with a runner on first in the second inning. He dove to snare the hard shot, his momentum bringing him into the bag to tag it for the second out. Toro makin' plays. [image or embed] — Red Sox (@ May 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM That Toro's play was the highlight of the Red Sox's night told the story of another rough game, as they fell 6-1 to the Texas Rangers. Texas entered the game with the fewest runs scored (113) in the American League and having lost nine of 12. In soggy weather conditions, Lucas Giolito struggled in his second start of the season, particularly in the fourth inning when the Rangers batted around, recording seven hits and five runs in the frame. Giolito exited after 3 2/3 innings. Conversely, Nathan Eovaldi had little trouble on the mound for Texas, holding the Red Sox offense to one run on five hits in six innings. And the beat goes on. 'I'm not concerned,' manager Alex Cora said. 'It's just part of the season. Are we happy with what's going on? Of course not. We believe we're better, and it hasn't happened, right? But we've got to keep working. We're going to be better. We know that. Hopefully sooner rather than later.' For now, even with the first base situation in flux, Cora says there are no changes on the way. Utility man Romy Gonzalez played first base over the weekend and Cora noted he likes the combination of Gonzalez's right-handed bat and Toro's ability to switch-hit. After signing a minor-league deal this winter, Toro played 28 games for Triple-A Worcester before he was added to the roster on Saturday following Casas' injury. With the WooSox, he hit .310 with an .883 OPS and played five games at first base. Since making his MLB debut in 2019, Toro has a .637 OPS in 366 MLB games, while playing mostly second and third base. He had logged 15 games at first in the majors prior to Tuesday. Gonzalez and Toro don't appear to be long-term solutions at first for the Red Sox, particularly since the team is in need of an offensive jolt. Before Tuesday's game, Cora said that he's had no discussions with Rafael Devers about moving to first base. Devers has been asked by the media to discuss the matter, but so far he has declined to talk. There have been plenty of opinions about how the Red Sox should proceed with Casas out for the year and Cora said he's heard many of them. 'A lot of people are sending texts and messages,' he said. 'But no, we're staying the course. We got these two guys (Gonzalez and Toro) here, Toro starting today. Romy has done an amazing job in the starts over there so we'll keep going that way.' Toro impressed in spring training, hitting .310 with a .951 OPS, but, like Gonzalez, has never played a full major-league season, with 109 games his career high in 2022. 'A good at-bat, good defender, versatile,' Cora said of Toro. 'You sign those guys in the offseason for situations like this. We expect them to play at first and we expect them to contribute.' Cora spoke with Casas on Tuesday and said the 25-year-old has been resting at home following surgery on Sunday, though not getting much sleep because of the pain. Team trainers were set to visit Casas on Tuesday to check on his incisions and recovery. Cora did not have a timetable for Casas' recovery and did not know yet if he would be ready for spring training next year. He did relay some positive news. 'For how bad it is, it wasn't the worst-case scenario, that's what he expressed to me that the doctor said,' Cora noted. Either way it's a long-term injury and the Red Sox don't seem to have a long-term plan in place for how to replace him. For now, they've ruled out promoting top prospects Marcelo Mayer or Roman Anthony, and have been adamant neither will play first base. 'Given the bright futures that they have ahead of them at their respective positions, introducing additional variables doesn't make a ton of sense right now,' chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said on Saturday. With questions swirling about whether Devers will eventually move across the diamond to first, Masataka Yoshida's role with the team hangs in the balance, too. Yoshida has missed the start of the season following shoulder surgery in October and while he's able to hit, as evidenced by a strong performance in spring training, he's still having trouble throwing. 'There have been no setbacks, but I'm not recovering or making the progress at the pace I wanted to,' Yoshida said through a translator. The 31-year-old returned to Boston last week for imaging on his shoulder, which showed nothing structurally wrong. Yoshida said on Tuesday he's still experiencing pain when throwing at 120 feet and he received a cortisone shot. He will be shut down from throwing for another three days. 'When I had the surgery, I talked to the trainers and the pain, that's something I have to deal with throughout the year, at least this year, I was aware of that,' Yoshida said. 'As far as hitting there's no problem,' he added. The Red Sox have said they only want to bring Yoshida back if he can play in the outfield. However, if Devers moved to first, an opening at DH would allow Yoshida to return earlier. Yoshida isn't really an option at first base either. He lacks experience at the position like Devers, and he's also 5-foot-8 and the position is better suited for taller players with the ability to stretch for catches. 'I know he's frustrated,' Cora added. 'I think we all are. It was major surgery. It was. We haven't rushed him through the process. We've been very patient, and we will stay patient with him. He wants to play, and we gotta get it going throwing-wise. And, it's been a challenge, but it's not lack of effort. It's not lack of resources. I think our guys have done amazing job. It just hasn't happened yet.' And so the Red Sox continue to spin their wheels. Parity across the AL has prevented them from falling too far behind in the standings, but how long can they endure this malaise? That the team is struggling at this point in the schedule is particularly disappointing because the Red Sox just finished a stretch in which they played only six of 36 games against teams with a record at or above .500. Three of their next four series are against teams with records above .500. They can't afford many more games like Tuesday, but without any changes these types of losses are bound to pile up. (Photo of Devers avoiding a hit by pitch: Winslow Townson / Getty Images)
CBS News
07-05-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Rangers' bats come alive with new coach Boone in dugout, beating the Red Sox 6-1
By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press Nathan Eovaldi struck out seven over six strong innings, Texas had 16 hits in their first game since adding Bret Boone as a hitting coach and the Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Tuesday night. Eovaldi allowed just one run on five hits in rainy conditions that pushed back the start. The Rangers finished just two hits shy of their season high, recorded one week before in a 15-2 rout of the Athletics. Texas won its second straight - the first consecutive victories since sweeping three games against the Angels from April 15-17. Josh Jung was the only batter in the lineup without a hit for Texas, which was playing its first game since firing offensive coordinator Donnie Ecker and adding Boone, a former big league All-Star with one of baseball's deepest pedigrees, to the coaching staff. Something certainly sparked the Rangers, who batted around during a five-run fourth inning and provided Eovaldi (3-2) with a surplus of offensive support. Boston didn't score until Kristian Campbell's sixth-inning single drove in Alex Bregman, whose double to right was just their fourth hit. Lucas Giolito (0-1) allowed 10 hits and six runs over 3 2/3 innings for Boston's fifth loss in six games. Boston had a pair of hits in the fifth, which ended when Josh Smith caught a line drive headed for right field but didn't know it. Smith spun around a full 360 degrees looking for the ball, which was in his mitt. Key moment Corey Seager and Joc Pederson opened the fourth with back-to-back ground-rule doubles, sparking a five-run rally as the Rangers batted around with seven hits in the inning. Key stat Texas' seven hits in the fourth was one more than the Rangers had tallied in any inning this season. Up next RHP Tyler Mahle (3-1, 1.19 ERA) faces Boston righty Tanner Houck (0-2, 6.38) Wednesday night in the second of three games in the series.
