The Boston Red Sox finished their 2024 season with an even 81-81 record and in third place in the American League East behind the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees.

After another disappointing season, Boston entered this offseason with goals of improving their roster to contend for the postseason and the division in 2025.

With the additions of Garrett Crochet, Walker Buehler and Aroldis Chapman, MLB Network’s Matt Vasgersian stated that he believes the Red Sox are better than the Orioles (who finished with a 91-71 record in 2024) on paper.

“I like what they’ve done. I really do,” Vasgersian said on “Hot Stove” this week. “It hasn’t been super splashy outside of the Crochet deal, but to your point, they had a pretty good lineup last year anyway. They didn’t need to tinker that much.”

In the same segment, former MLB pitcher Al Leiter shared that he was really impressed with what Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has been able to do with the team’s rotation.