Red Sox spring training coverage.

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proud to be local since 1860. And joining us on a foggy morning here at JetBlue Park. It is Craig Breslow,

Chief Baseball Officer of the Boston

Red Sox. Good morning. Good morning. Where does this rank on your list of the things you would

least like to do today? Well, there's the bottom of the list. Okay. And a pretty big gap.

Okay. And then it's down below, it's down below that. Well, we appreciate you joining us here.

We've had a lot of great interviews this week and a lot of talk about from the guys that we've been talking to about the vibe here.

And the vibe, I think it was Peyton Tolley who said the vibe is high.

Are you feeling a different vibe here this season? Well, I think every year has a little bit different vibe, but it's a good group. It's very business-like, balanced with some strong personalities. I'm sure you've seen that over the course of the week. Tully maybe at the top of the list. But some of the new guys that have come in um did you shave USA into

your chest I I didn't I didn't uh but but obviously he he did and uh that went over very very well

um but some of the new guys that have come in have strong personalities but they've also blended in

and you know sunny and Wilson in a very different way uh ranger i

don't know if you guys have had a chance to talk to him at all um but no it's it's a really

likable group uh and it's also one that seems to have come together and they're just

prioritizing the work that we need to do here yeah Craig when you start to look at because we've

had this discussion of like how you want to build your team personnel wise, we're starting to see a lot more athletic guys.

Is that something that you are focusing on, especially like with the new baseball in 2026 where you're starting to see, you know, some of these guys, they almost look like football players in the way that they move.

Is that something that the Red Sox are kind of honed in on when it comes to personnel?

I think we've seen a bit of a shift throughout the industry where, you know, a lot of the rules that have been introduced are prioritizing action, balls and play.

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