{"id":9671,"date":"2024-11-14T02:02:26","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T02:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=9671"},"modified":"2024-11-14T02:02:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T02:02:26","slug":"breaking-best-fits-for-red-sox-pitcher-after-declining-qualifying-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=9671","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Best Fits for Red Sox Pitcher After Declining Qualifying Offer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af68680 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1af68680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-89583\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/11\/USATSI_24300490_168400885_lowres-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/11\/USATSI_24300490_168400885_lowres-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/11\/USATSI_24300490_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/11\/USATSI_24300490_168400885_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/11\/USATSI_24300490_168400885_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/11\/USATSI_24300490_168400885_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/11\/USATSI_24300490_168400885_lowres-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c84d517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"5c84d517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>With starting pitchers in high demand this offseason, Boston Red Sox right-hander\u00a0Nick Pivetta\u00a0will \u201calmost certainly\u201d reject their qualifying offer in search of a multi-year deal, which would make him a free agent. Given that\u00a0Pivetta\u00a0made $7.5 million in his final year of arbitration last season, Boston\u2019s\u00a0$21.05 million qualifying offer\u00a0came as a surprise. But in a somewhat surprising twist,\u00a0ESPN\u2019s Jeff Passan reports that the right-hander will \u201calmost certainly\u201d decline the one-year deal.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into his age-32 season, Pivetta posted a 4.14 ERA over 145 \u2154 innings in 2024 and has the upside of a front-line starter. With plus stuff and plus command, he has the potential to be more than an upper-middle-tier starter, he just needs to put the pieces together. Passan suggests that at least a three-year deal should be waiting for Pivetta in free agency. A recent projection from his\u00a0ESPN colleague Kiley McDaniel\u00a0has the veteran right-hander landing a three-year, $63 million deal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=lwosbaseball&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1856326394860458333&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Flastwordonsports.com%2Fbaseball%2F2024%2F11%2F13%2Fred-sox-nick-pivetta-free-agency%2F&amp;sessionId=f1a2e069d1fc8c390646cc03ce35e32439e39e7a&amp;siteScreenName=lwosbaseball&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1856326394860458333\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Best Fits for Free Agent Red Sox Right-Hander Nick Pivetta<\/h2>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-24\">\n<div id=\"lwos_incontent_1\" align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x250 __640x360\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/15184186,22512265771\/lwos_incontent_1_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Of the teams searching for starting pitchers this winter, the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, and Atlanta Braves are all linked to Pivetta.<\/p>\n<h3>Baltimore Orioles<\/h3>\n<p>No team was decimated by injuries quite like the Orioles were in 2024. Already missing closer\u00a0F\u00e9lix Bautista, they quickly lost starters\u00a0John Means,\u00a0Kyle Bradish, and\u00a0Tyler Wells\u00a0to season-ending elbow surgeries.\u00a0Zach Eflin\u00a0and\u00a0Trevor Rogers, both acquired at the deadline, are signed for 2025, but ace\u00a0Corbin Burnes\u00a0is not. Acquired in February\u00a0from the Milwaukee Brewers, former Cy Young winner Burnes was exactly what Baltimore needed him to be. But he came with a caveat, he was only under contract for one more season. Though not Corbin Burnes, Pivetta is a solid right-hander who could be valuable to Baltimore\u00a0if they lose their ace.<\/p>\n<h3>Chicago Cubs<\/h3>\n<p>Although Chicago\u2019s starting rotation tied for the fifth-best ERA in baseball last season, the Cubs missed the postseason for the fourth straight year. This offseason though, the Cubs have their priorities set on how they want to improve their team for 2025. Having lost\u00a0Kyle Hendricks\u00a0to the\u00a0Los Angeles Angels, the New York Post\u2019s\u00a0Jon Heyman reports\u00a0\u201cpitching is the Cubs\u2019 main focus.\u201d Chicago has a capable group of starters led by\u00a0Shota Imanaga, and Pivetta would be a clear upgrade from Hendricks. Even with a potential $21 million AAV, signing Pivetta would still allow Chicago to make much-needed upgrades to their offense.<\/p>\n<h3>Atlanta Braves<\/h3>\n<p>With\u00a0Max Fried\u00a0likely leaving,\u00a0Spencer Strider\u00a0injured, and\u00a0Charlie Morton\u2018s\u00a0future\u00a0(at least in Atlanta) uncertain, Atlanta\u2019s interest in Pivetta is no surprise. Like Fried, Morton is also a free agent and while he intends on pitching next season, it might not be for the Braves. Despite a nine-year age difference, the two right-handers have posted similar numbers and share a reputation as reliable inning eaters. 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