Over the past few years, since Major League Baseball added the third Wild Card spot, buyers have become more prevalent. For teams like the Boston Red Sox, there's reason to believe that it could hurt and help them.

The Boston Red Sox of late have flipped their script. After dealing away their best hitter, Rafael Devers, in a puzzling June blockbuster, the Sox bumbled to a 3-7 mark in the days immediately following the trade.

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