{"id":15349,"date":"2024-12-29T01:35:30","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T01:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=15349"},"modified":"2024-12-29T01:35:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T01:35:30","slug":"red-sox-starter-predicted-to-dump-boston-for-40-million-deal-with-al-east-rival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=15349","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Starter Predicted to Dump Boston for $40 Million Deal With AL East Rival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Red Sox have added Garrett Crochet and Walker Buehler this offseason to revamp their starting rotation. Their moves likely indicate they will not be bringing back veteran starter Nick Pivetta.<\/p>\n<p>Just Baseball&#8217;s Ryan Finkelstein\u00a0predicted that Pivetta would leave the Red Sox to join the Toronto Blue Jays on a two-year, $40 million deal with an opt-out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The downside to Pivetta is the fact that he has not finished any of the last four seasons with an ERA under 4.00, and teams will have to forfeit draft capital to sign him,&#8221; wrote Finkelstein. &#8220;If there is one team that might be desperate enough to not care about the draft capital at this stage of the offseason, it&#8217;s the Toronto Blue Jays. The Jays have struck out on most major free agents, with a lot of their pursued targets having been attached to the qualifying offer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imageBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox ar23-innerBox\"><picture class=\"mapping-embed\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2552657\/boston-red-sox-pitcher-nick-pivetta.webp?w=790&amp;f=17d064cbd35aa86145dbfa083917cd8c 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2552657\/boston-red-sox-pitcher-nick-pivetta.jpg?w=790&amp;f=17d064cbd35aa86145dbfa083917cd8c 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2552657\/boston-red-sox-pitcher-nick-pivetta.webp?w=900&amp;f=afb8cfdaac7e11abb674d4dd98930432 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2552657\/boston-red-sox-pitcher-nick-pivetta.jpg?w=900&amp;f=afb8cfdaac7e11abb674d4dd98930432 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2552657\/boston-red-sox-pitcher-nick-pivetta.webp?w=790&amp;f=17d064cbd35aa86145dbfa083917cd8c 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2552657\/boston-red-sox-pitcher-nick-pivetta.jpg?w=790&amp;f=17d064cbd35aa86145dbfa083917cd8c 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2552657\/boston-red-sox-pitcher-nick-pivetta.webp?w=450&amp;f=ec96ecb03c4851997ceaa668fecd498e 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2552657\/boston-red-sox-pitcher-nick-pivetta.jpg?w=450&amp;f=ec96ecb03c4851997ceaa668fecd498e 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2552657\/boston-red-sox-pitcher-nick-pivetta.webp?w=1200&amp;f=ca5262cedee2cd3d7217fd766e9a8f3a\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i2552657\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2552657\/boston-red-sox-pitcher-nick-pivetta.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=ca5262cedee2cd3d7217fd766e9a8f3a\" alt=\"Boston Red Sox, Pitcher, Nick Pivetta\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption ar23-caption\"><span id=\"short-cap-description\" class=\"cap\">BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS &#8211; SEPTEMBER 27: Nick Pivetta #37 of the Boston Red Sox is relieved by Manager Alex Cora during the seventh inning against the Tampa Bay Raysat Fenway Park on September 27, 2024 in&#8230;<\/span>\u00a0<button id=\"read-more-cap\">More<\/button>\u00a0<span class=\"credit ar23-credit\">Maddie Meyer\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pivetta has started 107 games for the Red Sox in the last five seasons. Signing with the Blue Jays would give him the opportunity to make the Red Sox pay for not bringing him back.<\/p>\n<p>The Blue Jays have not been able to convince stars to sign with them. They have, however, successfully added Andr\u00e9s Gim\u00e9nez through trade. An offseason haul of Gim\u00e9nez and Pivetta is not what the Blue Jays had in mind, but it is not bad.<\/p>\n<p>Pivetta could serve as a solid arm in the backend of the Blue Jays rotation. He would be a great compliment to Kevin Gausman, Jos\u00e9 Berr\u00edos and Chris Bassitt.<\/p>\n<p>Pivetta has already made two starts against the Red Sox in his career. He has a 0.69 ERA and 15 strikeouts against them. He could continue to succeed against the Red Sox if he joined the Blue Jays. 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