∗ Craig Breslow has helped make the Red Sox relevant again.

Through his trades for Garrett Crochet and Carlos Narvaez, his pitching development program and his series of contract extensions, the chief baseball officer has built the Red Sox into a playoff contender. Brief though it was, the Red Sox made a postseason appearance last fall, their first since 2021.

They matter and once again, fans care.

Thus, the Sox have set themselves up with a strong foundation and, with a mix of established players and highly-regarded young stars in the making, are well-positioned for the future.

Now comes the hard part.

It’s one thing to conduct a rebuild and assemble all the necessary parts, which Breslow — with the help of a handful of top prospects who arrived under his predecessor, Chaim Bloom — h

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