Maybe, just maybe, MLB ownership will end its lockout of its players soon, and Boston fans will get to watch their Red Sox take the field and try to build on last year’s surprising success in 2022 without losing too many games. Fingers crossed.
When that happens, though, last year’s AL runners-up will once again face a hard road against the toughest division in baseball. Despite their shocking run in 2021, the early 2022 projections aren’t exactly hyping the Red Sox up.
FanGraphs’ annual projected ZiPS standings for the American League have Boston finishing fourth in the AL East division with an 83-79 record in 2022.