The American League stinks. Just buy.

Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesThe day before the 2025 Major League Baseball trade deadline has arrived. The Red Sox sit at 58-51. They have the fifth-best record in the American League. They are five games out of first place in the AL East and currently in sole possession of the second wild card. Through all of the chaos and the trades and the injuries that the first ~100 or so games of the season have brought, the Red Sox are there, right in the playoff mix.

Now, do I think the 2025 Boston Red Sox are world-beaters? No! They are a solid, albeit flawed, baseball club. But guess what. So is every “good” team in the American League. With just a few additions in…