Red Sox Get Mixed Review In The Ringer's 2026 MLB Preseason Power Rankings

Red Sox Get Mixed Review In The Ringer's 2026 MLB Preseason Power Rankings originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . After getting shelled by the Minnesota Twins in their final spring training game on Tuesday, the Boston Red Sox 's 2026 preseason is officially in the books.

Now it's on to Cincinnati, where they'll face the Reds on Thursday for Opening Day. With the 2026 MLB season getting underway this week, The Ringer released its preseason MLB power rankings on Tuesday. Fortunately for the Red Sox, they fared pretty well, clocking in at eighth between the Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs.

Interestingly, The Athletic also had Boston eighth in its preseason power rankings. In his analysis for The Ringer, Anthony Dabbundo praised the team's new-look starting rotation , young talent and budding superstar in Roman Anthony. Dabbundo is skeptical that the Red Sox have enough offensive talent around Anthony, however, especially compared to their competition in the AL East.

For @ringer , I ranked all 30 MLB teams in our preseason power rankings and picked Over/Unders for every team: https://t. co/vxgU18mba8 Come tell me why I ranked your favorite team too low (or maybe too high) — Anthony Dabbundo (@AnthonyDabbundo) March 24, 2026 "Boston will have three new starters in its opening rotation, with Sonny Gray, Ranger Suárez, and Johan Oviedo joining Garrett Crochet and Brayan Bello. It’s a good mix of pitching profiles, which should help solve the pitching depth issues the Red Sox struggled with for portions of last year," Dabbundo wrote, presumably referencing how Boston essentially ran out of proven starting pitchers by the playoffs and had to start Connelly Early in an elimination game.