It was a dismal start to the 2019 campaign for the defending champions, but they seem to have turned things around.
The Red Sox are 12-5 in the month of May and suddenly are back in the mix in the American League East race. After a sluggish April, this finally is beginning to look like the club that won 108 games en route to a World Series title a year ago.
That said, there's still work to be done if the Red Sox hope to climb back into the top five in our power rankings. Here's how Boston and the other 29 teams rank with a quarter of the season complete. . .
For last month's rankings, go here.