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ESPN says 2019 World Champs Red Sox will be fourth

The way-too-early 2019 Power Rankings: Can Boston repeat?

11:05 PM ET David SchoenfieldESPN Senior Writer Close Senior writer of SweetSpot baseball blog Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 The Boston Red Sox are 2018 World Series champions. But are they even the early favorite to be the best team in their own league?