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When the Red Sox made the surprising decision to issue the qualifying offer to Nick Pivetta last week, it was assumed by many that the right-hander was a strong candidate to accept it and return to Boston for 2025. A new report, however, suggests his market is strong enough for him to decline \u2014 and then sign a lucrative deal elsewhere.<\/p>\n

According to ESPN\u2019s Jeff Passan, that\u2019s what Pivetta intends to do ahead of Tuesday\u2019s 4 p.m. ET deadline with the prospect of a three-year deal awaiting him.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe almost certainly won\u2019t accept the qualifying offer to return to Boston; at least a three-year deal awaits Pivetta in free agency,\u201d Passan wrote Tuesday. \u201cTeams believe his stuff plays like a frontline starter, and whether it\u2019s the Cubs, Orioles, Braves or others, Pivetta is looking at one of the biggest deals of the winter for a starter.\u201d<\/p>\n

A recent projection from Passan\u2019s ESPN colleague Kiley McDaniel has Pivetta landing a three-year, $63 million deal, which would represent roughly the same average annual value as the qualifying offer, which is valued at $21.05 million over one season (2025). A bidding war between teams could increase the ceiling of Pivetta\u2019s eventual deal; he earned just $7.5 million last year. As Passan noted, teams are banking on the upside of Pivetta \u2014\u00a0who owns a career 4.76 ERA in eight seasons and pitched to a 4.14 ERA in 145 \u2154 innings in 2024 \u2014 rather than rewarding him for stellar performance in the past. Houston and Tampa Bay have long been enamored with that upside and could be involved in the bidding, too.<\/p>\n

With the qualifying offer attached, any team that signs Pivetta will have to forfeit a draft pick or two, increasing the already hefty price for a mid-rotation arm. The Red Sox would recoup a pick if he were to sign elsewhere and would likely be thrilled with that outcome as they pursue top-of-the-rotation arms on a market that includes free agents Roki Sasaki, Corbin Burnes and Max Fried and trade candidates like Chicago\u2019s Garrett Crochet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nick Pivetta seemed like a strong candidate to accept the qualifying offer and return to the Red Sox for 2025. 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