Lucas Giolito Fantasy Stats

Free-agent right-hander Lucas Giolito is signing with the San Diego Padres on Wednesday on a $3 million prorated deal, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The deal also includes a mutual option for the 2027 season with a decent-sized buyout. The move makes sense for the Padres, who are looking for some more length for their starting rotation with right-hander Nick Pivetta (elbow) potentially set to miss multiple months. The landing spot for the 31-year-old veteran isn't a bad one, and he could quickly become worth a look in mixed fantasy leagues. He missed all of the 2024 campaign due to injury, but he managed to go 10-4 with a 3.41 ERA (4.17 FIP) and 1.29 WHIP with 121 strikeouts and 56 walks in 145 innings across 26 starts for the Boston Red Sox in 2025. Giolito, who said he has been throwing up to 75 pitches on his own, is scheduled to report to Single-A Lake Elsinore. The goal will be for the Friars to get Giolito up to speed to join their starting rotation, potentially as early as a week or two.

MassLive.com's Chris Cotillo reports that he has heard from some people in the industry who think that free-agent right-hander Lucas Giolito and the San Diego Padres is "an inevitable marriage that could take shape soon." Giolito has been holding out early in the 2026 season for a deal to his liking, but something could be finalized soon. The 31-year-old veteran would make sense for a Padres team looking for additional starting-pitching depth with right-hander Nick Pivetta (elbow) looking at a multi-month absence. Giolito, a former first-rounder by the Washington Nationals back in 2012, didn't play at all in 2024 due to injury and then went 10-4 with a 3.41 ERA (4.17 FIP), 1.29 WHIP, and 121:56 K:BB in 145 innings over 26 starts for the Boston Red Sox last year. It's unclear how long it will be before Giolito is ready to pitch in the big leagues, but he recently said he's been throwing around 75 pitches to stay in shape. Landing in San Diego would make Giolito attractive in mixed fantasy leagues. He's currently rostered in only 3% of Yahoo leagues.

The Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres are among two of the teams eyeing free-agent right-hander Lucas Giolito early in the 2026 season, league sources told The Athletic. The Cubs' pitching depth is already decimated by injuries, with left-hander Matthew Boyd (biceps) on the injured list and right-hander Cade Horton (elbow) out for the entire season. High-leverage relievers Phil Maton (knee) and Hunter Harvey (triceps) are also sidelined. The Padres' interest in Giolito could be complicated by the final stages of the team's ongoing sale process. However, the Padres might have more urgency to acquire a player like Giolito after right-hander Nick Pivetta was forced to leave his last start with right-elbow stiffness. The Cubs project Giolito, 31, as more of a back-of-the-rotation starter, and it's unclear exactly when he'd be ready to pitch in a major-league game after missing all of spring training and part of April. The former first-rounder said recently that he's throwing around 75 pitches in his bullpen sessions. He went 10-4 with a 3.41 ERA over 26 starts for Boston last year and declined a $19 million mutual option after last season to become a free agent. He's been met with an extremely cold market.

The Atlanta Braves have shown interest in free-agent right-handed pitchers Lucas Giolito and Chris Bassitt, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network. Giolito hit the open market after a season in Boston, and because he doesn't carry a qualifying offer, the Braves wouldn't have to forfeit a draft selection for signing him. He tossed 145 innings across 26 starts in 2025, posting a 3.41 ERA, 7.51 K/9, and 3.48 BB/9. The 31-year-old's 4.59 xFIP suggests he may have gotten lucky at times last season, but the results were enough to keep Giolito entrenched in the No. 2 starter role behind Garrett Crochet. If he joins the Braves, he'd slot in behind a different Cy Young candidate southpaw in Chris Sale. Bassitt also found success in the AL East last year, pitching to a 3.84 xFIP with 8.77 K/9, 2.75 BB/9, and a 46.5% ground ball rate with the Blue Jays. He'll be 37 by Opening Day, so he's a bit older than Giolito, but he offers consistency after making at least 30 starts in each of the last four seasons. As it currently stands, Spencer Schwellenbach and Spencer Strider are in line to pitch after Sale in the Braves' rotation.

The Detroit Tigers are "one of many teams" interested in signing free-agent starting pitcher Lucas Giolito, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Giolito impressed in the Red Sox's rotation last year, and he remains on the market with less than one month until spring training. He tossed 145 innings across 26 starts in 2025, posting a 3.41 ERA, 7.51 K/9, and 3.48 BB/9. His 4.59 xFIP suggests he may have gotten lucky at times last season, but the results were enough to keep Giolito entrenched in the No. 2 starter role behind Garrett Crochet. It doesn't sound like a deal is imminent, but if Giolito does land in Detroit, he'll go from pitching behind one AL Cy Young candidate in Crochet to another in Tarik Skubal. He'd also reunite with Tigers starter Jack Flaherty, who was his teammate in high school. Giolito currently ranks as the #123 starting pitcher in RotoBaller's latest fantasy baseball draft rankings, but that placement will presumably shift a little once we know where he'll be pitching in 2026.

The Detroit Tigers have shown interest in free agent starting pitcher Lucas Giolito, according to Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic. The Tigers remain active in the starting pitching department on the open market and have also been linked to veteran right-hander Chris Bassitt. Giolito made his return to the bump in 2025 after missing all of the 2024 campaign recovering from an internal brace procedure. With the Red Sox, Giolito turned in a solid bounce-back campaign, posting a 3.41 ERA with a 1.29 WHIP across 145 innings of work. The 31-year-old struck out 121 hitters and generated a high 5.06 xERA, suggesting he could take a step back in 2026. If Giolito were to join Detroit, he would likely contend with Troy Melton and Drew Anderson for a final spot in the rotation and would be left as a deep-league streamer in favorable matchups for fantasy.

Boston Red Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito (elbow) will decline his side of the mutual option with the team for the 2026 season, a source told Alex Speier of The Boston Globe. The Red Sox must now decide whether they will extend a one-year, $22 million qualifying offer to Giolito. The veteran hurler will receive a $1.5 million buyout after he declined his $19 million option for next year. Giolito bounced back this year following an internal-brace procedure on his right elbow that kept him out for the entire 2024 season. In 26 starts in Beantown, he went 10-4 with a 3.41 ERA and 1.29 WHIP with 121 strikeouts and 56 walks in 145 innings pitched. His strong bounce-back season ended prematurely, though, when he developed elbow soreness in the final month of the regular season. How many suitors Gioloto has on the open market this winter will depend on his injury prognosis going into spring training.

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that right-hander Lucas Giolito (elbow) will not be on the roster for the wild-card series this week in the Bronx against the division-rival New York Yankees as he deals with an elbow issue, according to Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald. Giolito has gone to visit with Dr. Dugas, who performed his elbow surgery back in March of 2024. It's a big blow to Boston's pitching staff for the postseason, as Giolito was a significant part of them making it to the playoffs. After missing all of 2024 due to an elbow injury that required an internal brace, the 31-year-old went 10-4 with a nice 3.41 ERA (4.17 FIP) and 1.29 WHIP with 121 strikeouts and 56 walks in 145 innings over 26 starts in his first year in Beantown. At this time, it's unclear how serious Giolito's injury is or if he could return to start in the Division Series if Boston advances. With Giolito out this week against the Yanks, rookie Connelly Early could now be the favorite to start a Game 3 on Thursday, if necessary.

Boston Red Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito notched a quality start in a 10-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday. Giolito tossed six shutout innings while allowing four hits and striking out six to pick up his sixth win of the season. The veteran right-hander heads into the All-Star break with a 6-1 record, 3.36 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, and 64 strikeouts over 72 1/3 innings of work after not appearing in a game in 2024 following Tommy John surgery. He will be a name to monitor in fantasy after the All-Star break, as a contender could show interest in adding him for a pennant push.

Boston Red Sox starter Lucas Giolito earned his fifth win of the season on Friday, throwing 7 2/3 of one-run ball in his team's 11-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Giolito struck out seven while walking three and allowing four hits. The veteran right-hander has now won four out of his last five starts dating back to June 10. In that stretch, Giolito has thrown 32 2/3 innings, allowing just three total earned runs and striking out 31. His season-long ERA now sits at a respectable 3.66, but his 1.29 WHIP and modest 13.4% K-BB% are less impressive, and still feeling the effects of his slow start. If Giolito is rounding into form and is now fully recovered from the Tommy John surgery that cost him all of 2024, he could be an impact fantasy arm down the stretch.