How Red Sox Can Contend For AL East (And World Series?) Title In 2025

The Boston Red Sox have all the pieces to be a playoff team in 2025.

That hasn’t happened since 2021 after three postseason absences that featured second-half drop-offs. Boston used that as fuel to drastically improve the roster this offseason and now enter the season with plenty of momentum and potential.

The Red Sox can make noise in the American League East. Starting pitching deficiencies from the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles open the door for Boston to win the division title for the first time since 2018. That’s not a crazy thought and it could just be the start of a thrilling run in October.

In order to bring these expectations to reality, the Red Sox must neutralize their dooming tendencies of the last three seasons and prove themselves in the areas that matter most to get to October.

Here are three priorities to watch that could set the Red Sox up for an AL East title and more in 2025.

Stay (Mostly) Healthy
From Trevor Story to Triston Casas to the starting rotation, health is the ultimate decider in how far the Red Sox go in 2025.

They need Story’s glove and stability at shortstop. They need Casas’ middle-of-the-order bat to drive in runs behind Jarren Duran, Rafael Devers and Alex Bregman.

There’s plenty of talent on this team. Barring any major injuries, particularly to Story and Casas, Boston will live up to the earned potential in 2025.

Maintain Starting Pitching In Second Half
The Red Sox made the right additions to the rotation in frontline starter Garrett Crochet and World Series champion Walker Buehler.

They also have depth that’s already being put to work with Richard Fitts and Sean Newcomb and Quinn Priester and Hunter Dobbins waiting in the wings.

Second-half pitching regressions buried Boston and been the ultimate obstacle in the road to postseason play. Health and production must run through the Red Sox starting rotation to live up to expectations.

Improve At Fenway Park, Against AL East
The Red Sox finished below .500 last year (and multiple years prior) within the American League East and at home at Fenway Park.

To make the postseason, Boston must post a winning record against the division and at its home ballpark.