There are plenty of arms still available on MLB\u2019s mid-tier starting pitching market, including a pair of pitchers who featured heavily in the Boston Red Sox\u2019s 2025 rotation: Lucas Giolito and Walker Buehler.<\/p>\n
Giolito is clearly the more appealing target for starter-needy clubs, and he\u2019s recently been linked to the San Francisco Giants<\/a>.<\/p>\n Buehler had a rough go with the Red Sox in 2025. His up-and-mostly down season with Boston (7-7, 5.45 ERA) ultimately ended led to his release from the club in August<\/a>, after which he was scooped up by the Philadelphia Phillies and actually looked better with them.<\/p>\n Despite his glimmer of quality with the Phils, though, Buehler\u2019s 2025 body of work more or less exposed that his reputation\u2019s been inordinately propped up by his success with the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 2024 postseason, which \u2014 when viewed with a more objective, birds-eye view \u2014 was but a small sample size within a larger theme of inconsistent production from Buehler over the last few years.<\/p>\n You can\u2019t blame any team that isn\u2019t turning his way this offseason as a free-agent target, but based on Buehler\u2019s past successes and degree of talent, someone will definitely give him another chance that he\u2019s rightfully earned.<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n