It’s hard to be mad about where the Red Sox are in the standings so far.
The team currently sits atop the AL East, leading the Tampa Bay Rays by half a game, and is tied for the third-best record in baseball after a start few experts predicted coming into 2021.
What’s more: The Sox still boast a top-10 offense despite some dropoff from their early-season performance. They also have some of the league’s best offensive players in Xander Bogaerts, J.D. Martinez, and a resurgent Rafael Devers. Bogaerts and Devers in particular boast the highest WARs at their respective positions largely due to their offensive dominance.