As January finally draws to a close, the 2025 Red Sox are looking less like an abstract concept and more like an inevitability. Truck Day is Monday, pitchers and catchers are due to report two weeks from Wednesday, and spring training games are less than a month away.

The Opening Day roster, however, is far from set. Even the outfield, which was arguably the most complete, productive facet of the club last season and has nearly all of the same starters and bench players returning, is up for grabs to some extent.

There are a few notable changes to the department. Tyler O’Neill, who led the roster with 31 home runs, is now a Baltimore Oriole and the Red Sox have yet to replace him. With Trevor Story healthy once more, Ceddanne Rafaela is slated for everyday center-field duty.

The lineup may be too lefty-heavy without O’Neill, but the outfield won’t be lacking in depth. In fact, it may get crowded before long. Roman Anthony, Baseball America’s No. 1 overall prospect, also figures to be part of the equation; if not on Opening Day, then soon after. He and fellow top prospects Kristian Campbell and Marcelo Mayer were among the nine non-roster invitees added to the big-league spring training roster on Tuesday.

Here’s every outfield option heading into camp:

Wilyer Abreu

Coming off a defensive highlights-laden rookie season, Wilyer Abreu appears to have the starting right-field job locked up. He made five appearances in left and one in center, but took ownership of right, making 125 appearances, including 106 starts. He won the AL right-field Gold Glove, becoming the first Red Sox rookie to bring home the award since Fred Lynn in 1975.

Jarren Duran

Jarren Duran proved himself to be one of the best all-around players in the game last season, posting the fourth-highest defensive Wins Above Replacement and earning a Gold Glove nod.

With Rafaela needed in the infield for most of last season, Duran ended up playing more center than left. This year, however, the Red Sox are planning on moving Rafaela back to center, and shifting Duran primarily to left.

Ceddanne Rafaela

The infield became a serious liability when Story went down with an injury last April, but it would’ve been even worse without Rafaela. The Curaçao native began his journey through the Red Sox farm system as an infielder before becoming a one-man defensive highlight reel in the outfield. Splitting time between shortstop and center-field in ’24, Rafaela made modern MLB history (since 1901): the first player to play at least 60 games at each position in the same season. This year, the plan is for Rafaela to be an everyday center-fielder, making Fenway Park’s tricky triangle a no-fly zone.

Masataka Yoshida

Other than one appearance in the outfield during the opening series in Seattle, Masataka Yoshida spent the entirety of ‘24 as the designated hitter. It seemed to be a defense-related demotion, but the Red Sox recently revealed that Yoshida’s shoulder ailment forced the move. Yoshida underwent surgery at the start of the offseason, and at Fenway Fest earlier this month, manager Alex Cora said the Red Sox will use him in the outfield this year.

Utility depth

Rob Refsnyder’s resumé (say that five times fast) includes veteran gravitas, defensive versatility, and the ability to torment left-handed pitching. In three seasons in Boston, the veteran utility-man has worked primarily in left- and right-field, making 106 and 71 appearances, respectively.

Romy Gonzalez has spent the majority of his four big-league seasons in the infield, but he made nine outfield appearances for Boston last year, including six in right. He also played a complete game in center, his only outfield start of the season.

David Hamilton has 116 career big-league games under his belt, all at shortstop or second base. The Red Sox are big proponents of versatility, though, and Cora announced at Fenway Fest that the speedy infielder will spend some time in the outfield during spring training.

Outfield prospects

Among the top prospects, Anthony and Campbell are the ones to watch this preseason. Campbell’s defensive repertoire includes nearly every infield and outfield position; last season, Triple-A manager Chad Tracy said he felt comfortable playing the prospect anywhere but catcher.

It will be especially interesting to see how the Red Sox juggle Anthony, Duran, and Rafaela; all three excel in center, and Anthony and Duran are both strong leadoff hitters.