Good Morning, Birdland!
There was an actual, real, semi-significant move in baseball yesterday. It wasn’t the Orioles that made it. Don’t be ridiculous. No, it was the Red Sox. They signed right-handed pitcher Lucas Giolito to a two-year, $38.5 million deal that allows for an opt out after the first season. That sounds like the outcome for a guy that was largely receiving one-year “prove it” types of offers but held out for the one team that was willing to give him a little extra.
Giolito pitched well for the league’s other foot garment-themed squad, accumulating a 3.