Since the offseason began Craig Breslow has repeatedly stressed the need for the Red Sox to act with more urgency. The days of looking ahead to the future were over, he said, and the time had come for the team to start winning again.

“I think we’ve asked a lot of our fans in terms of patience and sacrifice and trade-offs,” he told the Herald in October. “It’s time to deliver.”

MLB notes: Red Sox boss Craig Breslow lays out ‘future is now’ vision for pivotal offseason

Have the Red Sox lived up to that promise?

On one hand, since Breslow made those remarks the Red Sox have added three starting pitchers, two left-handed relievers and a new back-up catcher. They executed a blockbuster trade for a 25-year-old ace, and they did so without having to give up any of their top three prospects.

On the other hand, they have not done anything to improve or balance the club’s heavily lefty-leaning lineup. They also haven’t landed any of the top free agents on the market, and so far each player they’ve signed has been on short-term deals.

Taken together, has this winter been a little underwhelming? Yes.

But are the Red Sox a better team now than they were two months ago? Yes.

Whether you think this offseason has been a success or failure probably depends on what your expectations were going in. If you expected the Red Sox to spend a ton of money and start acting like the Yankees or Dodgers, you’re probably disappointed. If you just wanted the Red Sox to improve their roster without as much concern over how they did it, there’s a lot to feel good about.

The starting rotation is in a much better place, both in terms of quality and quantity. Barring any unforeseen developments the Red Sox will go into spring training with six proven MLB starters — newcomers Garrett Crochet and Walker Buehler, a returning Lucas Giolito and incumbents Tanner Houck, Brayan Bello and Kutter Crawford — plus at least four viable depth options and a seventh big leaguer (Patrick Sandoval) potentially back from elbow surgery in the second half.

The Crochet trade in particular was the kind of bold move people have been craving for years, and the muted reaction from certain corners of the fanbase has been a little surprising. This is a guy who could plausibly contend for a Cy Young Award next year, but because the Red Sox didn’t outmuscle the Yankees with a $200 million offer to get him, it’s almost like it doesn’t count.

The bullpen is still a work in progress, but the pieces are in place for a turnaround. The offense will also benefit from healthy seasons from Trevor Story, Triston Casas and Masataka Yoshida, but for the Red Sox to reach their full potential, the club needs to do more.

If we graded the Red Sox offseason to this point they’d probably get a “B,” but really the mark they deserve is an “incomplete.” The Red Sox still have needs to address and there are still players out there who can help get them over the hump.

The move that would most satisfy the fanbase at this point would be landing Alex Bregman, the top free agent bat remaining on the market. Bregman is a two-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion who would give the Red Sox the right-handed power bat they’re looking for while also providing value defensively and as a clubhouse veteran. He could also slide in right away as the starting second baseman, or swap in for Rafael Devers at third if the club were to ever move him off the position.

Signing Bregman would also require the kind of multi-year commitment Red Sox fans have clamored for, and he would almost certainly put the club over the first luxury tax threshold. Both of those would effectively communicate the level of urgency the Red Sox have pledged to act with.

If not Bregman, the Red Sox could also add a bat via trade, with Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado the most commonly cited possibility. Or they could sign a short-term option like Randal Grichuk and instead invest their money in the bullpen, perhaps adding a front-line closer like Tanner Scott or Jeff Hoffman while relying on Story to provide the right-handed power they lost when Tyler O’Neill signed with Baltimore.

Whatever path the Red Sox take, standing pat can’t be an option.

The notion that the Red Sox have “done nothing” isn’t fair or accurate, but if the Red Sox go into spring training with exactly the roster they have now, this offseason will have been a disappointment. The Yankees just lost Juan Soto, the Orioles lost Corbin Burnes, and neither the Blue Jays or Rays have done anything to substantially improve their positions. The AL East is there for the taking, and if the Red Sox are as serious about contending as they claim, they should seize the opportunity to kick the door down while it’s cracked.

Like Breslow said, it’s time to deliver. Red Sox fans have waited long enough.