"His turnaround has also made it all but certain that he'll be a free agent this winter. Giolito is now just four innings shy of reaching 140 frames on the season, at which point his $14MM club option will convert into a $19MM mutual option. Given his impressive 3.31 ERA in 24 starts for Boston this year, Giolito is a virtual lock to decline his end of that option and head back to the open market."
"That puts him at 56 total long balls on the year, breaking the legendary Mickey Mantle's record for the most home runs by a switch-hitter in a single season. Mantle had previously owned the all-time mark with 55 round-trippers. Next on the list of milestones Raleigh hopes to reach is the Mariners' franchise record for home runs, which he currently shares with Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr."
Lucas Giolito has become a key part of Boston's October rotation and sits four innings shy of 140 innings, which would convert his $14MM club option into a $19MM mutual option. With a 3.31 ERA in 24 starts, he is expected to decline the option and enter free agency, joining a top pitching class that includes Framber Valdez, Dylan Cease, Ranger Suarez, Michael King and Brandon Woodruff. Cal Raleigh hit two homers to reach 56, breaking Mickey Mantle's single-season switch-hitter record and sits one homer shy of Ken Griffey Jr.'s Mariners franchise mark. Cade Horton outdueled Paul Skenes to lift the Cubs to 87 wins and drop their magic number to one.
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