The Los Angeles Dodgers, once again, had a busy offseason that bolstered their already-dominant team. One paper, they’re the team to beat as the +240 favorites to win the World Series on FanDuel.

ESPN asked six of its experts to pick a team that could potentially prevent Los Angeles from winning its second straight World Series championship, and Buster Olney went with the Boston Red Sox.

“In the end, however, an AL team will have a seven-game series to take down the Dodgers, and we submit that the revamped Boston Red Sox are uniquely qualified to get this done,” Olney wrote. “The Yankees’ injuries have pulled them back to the pack of teams in their league, and it’s the Red Sox who will take down the AL East and then the AL pennant.

“The Red Sox have an outstanding lineup, headed by Jarren Duran, Rafael Devers and Alex Bregman,” he continued, “and Devers and Bregman have the kind of postseason experience to lead this group through the biggest games of the year.”

Should the Red Sox make it to the Fall Classic, Olney pointed to the Red Sox being able to use new ace Garrett Crochet in Game 1 and giving the ball to former Dodger Walker Buehler in Game 2. But despite the lineup and having a strong rotation, Olney noted the bullpen is Boston’s biggest weakness, but added it should be able to address it before October.

While the Red Sox made upgrades to their roster, including signing Bregman and trading for Crochet, Jeff Passan countered his co-worker’s argument.

“The Dodgers are better at two-thirds of the everyday positions. Their rotation is superior. And the difference in bullpens is immense,” Passan wrote. “Because the AL playoff picture is so wide open, the path to the World Series is not nearly as treacherous for the Red Sox. Should they arrive, though, the difference between the teams — at least as they’re currently constituted — is more canyon than gap.”

Of course, it’s only March and a lot can happen between now and the postseason. Both teams need to get to the World Series to have a rematch of 2018.

Anything can happen once the playoffs begin — the Red Sox know as much from the 2004 season. But Boston still has questions surrounding its postseason chances ahead of the 2025 season after missing out the previous three years.

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