The Red Sox have moved past their first postseason hurdle, beating the Yankees at Fenway Tuesday night 6-2 to punch their ticket to the ALDS. There they’ll be taking on the Rays, who finished with the AL’s best record despite playing in a division with three other 90-win clubs. All of that is to say the Red Sox will rightfully be underdogs in this series, which doesn’t mean they can’t win but does mean they’ll need to find every edge they can to make it on to the next round.
The first step on that quest is filling out the roster for the ALDS.