Previewing the AL East: Boston Red Sox

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty ImagesThings have not been going great for the Red Sox recently. They have ended each of the last two seasons in the cellar of the AL East. Evidently, ownership had seen enough of the Chaim Bloom era, firing the club’s chief baseball officer back in September.

Former big league reliever Craig Breslow was brought in to replace Bloom the following month. That began an offseason of half measures that may have moved the Red Sox closer to their long-term goals, but it didn’t set them up for much success in 2024.

That led to some pointed comments from both third baseman Rafael Devers and closer Kenley Jansen. Devers said “You know what we need and they…