Believe it or not, spring training is just around the corner. The first workout for Red Sox pitchers and catchers is exactly two weeks away, on February 12, meaning players and coaches will start arriving at the Fenway South complex over the next week or so.

Things have been trending in the wrong direction for the Boston Red Sox in the Alex Bregman sweepstakes of late, with the Houston Astros reentering the fray and Craig Breslow reportedly unwilling to match the five or six years he's been offered elsewhere.