With the World Series in the rearview mirror, Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has some decisions to make.

Among them is whether to extend right-hander Lucas Giolito a qualifying offer. Masslive.com’s Sean McAdam thinks that decision is a no-brainer.

“When it comes to deciding whether they should give a qualifying offer to Lucas Giolito, the answer is an unequivocal yes,” McAdam writes.

“If the Red Sox can also land a No. 2 starter, they could field a rotation of Garrett Crochet , their new acquisition, Giolito and Brayan Bello and still have a good half-dozen options to fill out the final spot, including Richard Fitts , Hunter Dobbins , Patrick Sandoval , Kutter Crawford, Payton Tolle and Connelly Early ,” McAdam adds.

The qualifying offer

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