COMMENTARY
When setting expectations for the 2017 Red Sox, the team Boston is most often compared to is Cleveland. And it’s not only because the Indians finished a game ahead of the Sox last season, swept them from the playoffs, then went on to win the pennant. Thoughts are already turning to the American League at large because Boston might not get much of a threat within the AL East.
According to Fangraphs, the Red Sox are projected to score more than any other team in the division, while also allowing fewer runs than any other club.