{"id":451436,"date":"2026-02-01T10:33:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T10:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/451436\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T10:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T10:33:12","slug":"orioles-seriously-considering-signing-ex-red-sox-right-hander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/451436\/","title":{"rendered":"Orioles &#8216;Seriously Considering&#8217; Signing Ex-Red Sox Right-Hander"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t rule out the Baltimore Orioles signing former <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/teams\/mlb\/boston-red-sox\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Red Sox<\/a> right-hander Lucas Giolito in February.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Post\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/29\/sports\/framber-valdez-the-latest-mlb-star-to-await-free-agency-answer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jon Heyman<\/a> had this to say about the Orioles on Thursday:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(Framber) Valdez has been in talks with the Orioles for months but they\u2019re also seriously considering Zac Gallen, Lucas Giolito and others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Giolito\u2019s 2025 season with the Red Sox marked a solid rebound following his recovery from elbow surgery that sidelined him throughout 2024. In 26 starts, the right-hander posted a 10-4 record with a 3.41 ERA over 145 innings pitched. He recorded 121 strikeouts while issuing 56 walks, resulting in a 1.29 WHIP. <\/p>\n<p>His performance proved reliable for a Boston rotation needing stability down the stretch, with strong showings in several outings, including effective command in key games late in the regular-season campaign, though he missed the playoffs due to a right elbow issue, from which he has since reported full recovery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nesn-in-content-ad__copy\">Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Overall in his career through 2025, spanning nine MLB seasons with teams including the Washington Nationals, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Angels, and Red Sox, Giolito has compiled a 71-66 record and a 4.30 ERA across 206 games (204 starts) and 1,158 2\/3 innings. He has amassed 1,198 strikeouts with a 1.26 WHIP. Earlier peaks came during his 2019-2021 stretch with the White Sox, where he earned Cy Young consideration votes in each year for his sharp stuff and results.<\/p>\n<p>Giolito remains a free agent after declining his 2026 player option with Boston. Recent reports indicate interest from clubs like the Orioles, Detroit Tigers, and others seeking rotation depth. <\/p>\n<p>The veteran pitcher enters his age-31 season positioned to provide mid-rotation experience and potential upside to a contending team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nesn-in-content-ad__copy\">Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t rule out the Baltimore Orioles signing former Boston Red Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito in February. The New&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":451437,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[558],"tags":[64,63,5153,591,85],"class_list":["post-451436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-lucas-giolito","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=451436"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451436\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/451437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=451436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=451436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=451436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}