The Boston Red Sox are a good baseball team ... that could be a whole lot better.

That much was evident over the last three days, which saw the Red Sox take Game 1 of their American League Wild Card series vs. New York Yankees thanks to a dominant outing by ace Garrett Crochet, only to falter in Games 2 and 3 due to a combination of subpar defense , a light-hitting lineup and a lack of pitching depth.

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The good news is that Boston should get a boost in 2026 from the returns of injured position players Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer and Triston Casas, as well as pitchers Tanner Houck and Kutter Crawford. But if this team is serious about making a deep postseason run, then more investment is needed in a roster th

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