Giolito and the White Sox agreed to terms on a one-year, $7.45 million deal Friday, avoiding arbitration.

EDGE Analysis

Giolito had his third straight strong season last year, with his ERA rising negligibly from 3.48 to 3.53. He did experience a drop in strikeout rate, which came in at 27.9 percent after finishing north of 32 percent in each of the previous two seasons, but the overall package was still enough to make him a frontline starter.