Over the past few years, since Major League Baseball added the third Wild Card spot, buyers have become more prevalent. For teams like the Boston Red Sox, there's reason to believe that it could hurt and help them.

The Boston Red Sox of late have flipped their script. After dealing away their best hitter, Rafael Devers, in a puzzling June blockbuster, the Sox bumbled to a 3-7 mark in the days immediately following the trade.

Shohei Ohtani didn't hit a home run for the first time in a week, but Teoscar Hernandez did as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Boston Red Sox.

The Boston Red Sox don't get enough heat for allowing Kyle Schwarber to walk. Schwarber has been arguably the top power hitter in Major League Baseball outside of a few guys over the past few years, continuing to do so during the 2025 campaign with 33 bombs and 75 RBIs.