With Opening Day four days away, it’s officially preseason prediction time. Will the Red Sox finally snap their streak of missing the postseason? Who will win the American League East, the rest of the divisions, and the big awards? And which two teams will be duking it out in the thunderdome for the ‘25 World Series trophy? The Herald’s Red Sox beat writers, Mac Cerullo and Gabrielle Starr, discuss.Gabrielle Starr: We are so close to being back, finally! (I know we’ve had weeks of spring training baseball but it’s not the real thing.
) How are you feeling about the 2025 Red Sox, Mac?Mac Cerullo: Great. This is the most optimistic I’ve been about a Red Sox team in years, probably since at least spring training of 2019. There’s a renewed buzz and energy about this group that’s been missing, and frankly it’s been quite refreshing.
GS: Absolutely, I can’t wait for this team to get started. The Garrett Crochet trade was huge, but the Alex Bregman signing is what really moved the needle. He’s already been a game-changer in so many ways: internally, to paraphrase Jaylen Brown, the energy immediately shifted.
Externally, the Red Sox are being perceived like THE Red Sox again. Bregman began forming relationships with the young players and top prospects on Day 1, and the long-term impact of that could be incalculable. He’s also putting up monster numbers in Grapefruit League play.
MC: For sure, and while the Red Sox still have some positional questions to sort out .
