Before pitchers and catchers report to spring training, we’re checking in to see how each team has fared thus far this off-season, acknowledging that there’s still time for that evaluation to change. Teams will be presented in reverse order of finish from 2016. Next up: the Boston Red Sox.
2016 Results
93–69 (.574), first place in American League East; lost ALDS to Indians
Key Departures
RHP Clay Buchholz, RHP Michael Kopech, INF Yoan Moncada, DH David Ortiz, 3B Travis Shaw, RHP Junichi Tazawa, RHP Koji Uehara, RHP Brad Ziegler
Key Arrivals
1B Mitch Moreland, LHP Chris Sale, RHP Tyler Thornburg
Off-season In Review
As one superstar leaves, another one arrives.