{"id":280633,"date":"2026-04-22T18:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/280633\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:27:08","slug":"padres-reach-one-year-deal-with-free-agent-lucas-giolito","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/280633\/","title":{"rendered":"Padres reach one-year deal with free agent Lucas Giolito"},"content":{"rendered":"

Free agent right-hander Lucas Giolito<\/a>, who went unsigned this offseason after declining his end of a $19 million option with the Boston Red Sox<\/a>, has reached a one-year deal with the San Diego Padres<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The deal also includes a mutual option for 2027.<\/p>\n

Giolito, 31, went 10-4 with a 3.41 ERA and 121 strikeouts in 26 starts for the Red Sox last season. He will report to Class A Lake Elsinore to build up his endurance before reporting to the Padres in mid-May.<\/p>\n

The Padres were looking for help for their starting rotation with Nick Pivetta<\/a>, who is on the IL with a right flexor strain, and Joe Musgrove<\/a>, who continues to rehab from 2024 Tommy John surgery, likely to miss at least the next weeks and possibly longer.<\/p>\n

San Diego is off to a hot start, tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> atop the National League West with a 16-7 record entering Wednesday’s games.<\/p>\n

Giolito missed the entire 2024 season because of elbow surgery. The 2019 All-Star also pitched for the Nationals<\/a>, White Sox<\/a>, Angels<\/a> and Guardians<\/a> since 2016, posting a 71-66 career mark with a 4.30 ERA and 1,198 strikeouts. He threw a no-hitter while with the White Sox in 2020.br\/]<\/p>\n

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