The Red Sox (38–36) have won three straight series for the first time this season, capped by a sweep of the Yankees at Fenway Park on Sunday. They head into Tuesday holding the final wild-card spot (+170 to make the playoffs, per Caesars ), but the roster still has gaps.

The “addition by subtraction” concept can be a tough sell for a disgruntled fan base reeling from the trade of a major player. So the Boston Red Sox faithful will likely spend the foreseeable future heaving a boatload of negatively at the team,