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Pivetta rejected Boston’s $21.05 million qualifying offer<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Nick Pivetta has spent the past five seasons pitching for the Boston Red Sox, but that door could very well close this offseason.<\/p>\n

Pivetta declined Boston\u2019s $21.05 million qualifying offer extended earlier this month, leaving it up to the 31-year-old to accept or decline to rejoin the Red Sox in 2025 \u2014 with a Nov. 19 deadline. The time was up for Pivetta to decide, and the right-hander elected to pass up the offer on Tuesday, per MassLive\u2019s Chris Cotillo and the New York Post\u2019s Jon Heyman, and test out free agency instead. This decision, of course, grants the Red Sox a third-round compensation pick \u2014 if another team signs Pivetta.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t surprising for Pivetta to reject the one-year deal in pursuit of a multi-year offer; however, it will have a ripple effect on the Red Sox for the remainder of the offseason.<\/p>\n

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Boston has already been linked to multiple pitching targets over the past few weeks such as Max Fried, Corbin Burnes and Blake Snell; all quality top-of-the-rotation arms capable of making their presence felt in a Red Sox uniform. But with this winter\u2019s market in high demand for starting pitching, Boston\u2019s front office isn\u2019t working on a solo hunt to improve its one-through-five staff. Therefore, the level of importance of potential negotiations with names like Fired, Burnes and Snell has inflated.<\/p>\n

Pivetta ranked fourth in innings tossed (145 2\/3) among all Red Sox pitchers last season, after finishing second with 142 2\/3 in 2023, first with 179 2\/3 in 2022 and third in 2021 with 155. Although Pivetta logged a career 4.29 ERA across 131 appearances in Boston, the durability factor cannot be understated. If Red Sox manager Alex Cora needed Pivetta to pitch out of the bullpen, Pivetta\u2019s fiery competitive edge was ready. When Boston needed Pivetta in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series three years ago, Pivetta delivered five innings of one-run ball against the Houston Astros.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe works so hard,\u201d Cora said after Pivetta\u2019s final outing on Sept. 27. \u201c\u2026 When he got here, he got comfortable because he knew he was surrounded by guys that been there, done that. He knew that Nate (Eovaldi) was gonna take care of him, Chris (Sale) was gonna take care of him, Eduardo (Rodriguez). They had the experience of winning. And for him, it was just to show up here and to work, to stay quiet and follow them, and that was very interesting. I never saw it that way. He was good, he was good for us. He is good for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Making up for the intangibles Pivetta brought to the mound won\u2019t be easy. He was a gamer, a workhorse and led by example through his energy. Pivetta went 6-12 with a 4.14 ERA in 26 starts last season for the Red Sox.<\/p>\n

Boston still has plenty of avenues to explore before spring training rolls around.<\/p>\n

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