With less than two months before pitchers and catchers report to JetBlue Park, the Red Sox have a roster that still has giant holes and lacks a clear path forward in a talented American League East.
The top free agents are off the board and unless the Sox make a stunning trade in which they finally part with their much-coveted prospects to add an impact big-leaguer, they’ll once again find themselves in the uncomfortable position of being picked to finish in last place.
They currently rank 12th in MLB in projected payroll and 18th in projected WAR, per Fan Graphs, all leading us to ask a question that years ago would’ve never seemed logical: are the Sox actually trying to win?
