Position breakdown of how Red Sox stack up against AL East competition

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Red Sox vs the AL East results

Blue Jays- 82
Yankees – 82
Rays – 81
Red Sox – 62
Orioles – 29

Wow. This may be a flawed way to measure which team will win the AL East, but it’s safe to say that the Red Sox have the fourth best roster in the AL East. They have a lot of work to do if they want any chance of competing in this stacked division.

Finally, just for fun, I decided to make a lineup featuring the best players at each position in the division.

Bo Bichette, SS
Aaron Judge, RF
Vlad Guerrero Jr., 1B
Rafael Devers, 3B
Giancarlo Stanton, DH
Randy Arozarena, LF
Brandon Lowe, 2B
Mike Zunino, C
Cedric Mullins, CF

SP: Gerritt Cole

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