But a rotation that already had Lucas Giolito, Tanner Houck, Brayan Bello and Kutter Crawford didn’t need Nick Pivetta. It needed — and needs — a front-of-the-rotation type. The worry among Red Sox fans is that if Pivetta accepts, the Red Sox will ...

The offer to Pivetta does not guarantee he will return to Boston and the door could still be open to an O’Neill reunion as well.

When Nick Pivetta made his final start of the regular season at Fenway Park, he admitted that it was an emotional night due to the fact his contract with the Red Sox was coming to an end and there wer