In 2018, there have been many predictions for an upcoming World Series winner. Just to name a few, the Washington Nationals (who have been chosen for the last century, but still have done nothing), the returning champion the Houston Astros, and the never-ending subject of local commercials, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Yes, they are from Los Angeles and Anaheim, somehow. From the many different possibilities, one team does stand out this year – the Boston Red Sox.

There are many attributes that give a team a winning lineup, but having them all is very difficult. The 2018 Red Sox seem to have obtained all of them. Despite playing under a first-time manager (Alex Cora), the fielders, hitters and pitchers have earned a 16-2 record in their first 18 games. That makes them the seventh team since 1900 to have such an admirable start.

The Boston pitching staff has recorded the third best overall pitching statistics in the MLB. But, you can’t win with only that. Fortunately for the Red Sox, they have the second best bats in the majors, behind their long-time rivals, the New York Yankees.

“The offense has scored 116 runs, or 6.4 per game, and allowed 50, third fewest in the majors,” wrote Scott Boeck of USA Today.

The Boston Red Sox’s offense hit a major roadblock in their recent games when being no-hit by Sean Manaea of the Oakland Athletics. This was only the 297th no-hitter since 1876.

Despite the recent loss, the Red Sox are maintaining their nearly perfect record of 18-5, giving them a winning percentage of .783. If they stay on track with that absolutely crazy winning percentage, they will end up with 127 wins by the end of the season (which will definitely not happen), completely shattering the all-time win record. The 2018 Boston Red Sox are looking to be a repeat of the 2017 Los Angeles Dodgers, who knocked on the door of history, as they attempted to break the record of 116 wins. Will the Red Sox make history? Or will they fizzle out like the Dodgers did last year?