MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince ranks the Top 10 lineups -- and four of the teams are from the AL East.
The Red Sox are ranked sixth, behind the Dodgers, Blue Jays, White Sox, Atlanta, and Yankees. The Rays are ninth. Except for the Dodgers, there are caveats about all of the teams above Boston, so the Red Sox could perhaps be projected a little higher.
Regardless of where the Red Sox fall in a pre-season ranking of only lineup strength, the AL East is going to be a crazy fight. The division had four teams with 91+ wins last year and with the slightly expanded postseason, it's possible that the Red Sox, Yankees, Blue Jays, and Rays could all make the postseason.