Capsules of American League East teams, listed in order of finish last year:
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Boston Red Sox
2016: 93-69, first place, lost to Cleveland in ALDS.
Manager: John Farrell (fifth season).
He's Here: LHP Chris Sale, RHP Tyler Thornburg, 1B Mitch Moreland.
He's Outta Here: DH David Ortiz, 3B Travis Shaw, RHP Clay Buchholz, RHP Koji Uehara, RHP Junichi Tazawa, RHP Brad Ziegler, C Ryan Hanigan, C Bryan Holaday, 3B-2B Aaron Hill.
Projected Lineup: 2B Dustin Pedroia (.318, 15 HRs, 74 RBIs), LF Andrew Benintendi (.295, 2, 14 in 34 games), RF Mookie Betts (.