It’s not even February, however the Boston Red Sox have been all but given their rings as 2011 World Series Champions. Hello? We have to actually play all those 162 games to decide things, people! Cliff Lee be damned, the Yankees are still a pretty solid team, yes? Does it not seem premature to declare the AL East, never mind the Series, as a lock for this Boston team?
While Boston is certainly an early October favorite with their monster offseason moves thus far, they are still a team that has distinct and pronounced weakness.
There is still plenty of wood to be burned in the hot stove, and Theo Epstein is no dummy—he knows Boston weaknesses, and he has the resources, both financially and in the Red Sox farm system, to pull off a trade he wants or sign a choice free agent.
So let’s size up the 10 available players the Red Sox could either sign or trade for that would help them seal the deal in the AL East, a major step towards the ultimate achievement—a World Series title.