The Boston Red Sox are just three players away from having a team capable of winning the World Series.

They need a starting pitcher, though two would be better, as well as another legitimate back-end reliever and a right-handed-hitting utility player who is above-average defensively at third base. Team president Dave Dombrowski and GM Mike Hazen have some options to choose from and the means to acquire them. Let's lay out the background and look at their options at each position, then look at some trade possibilities: