Brock Holt is a free agent at the end of the season, and he’d like to stay in Boston forever. The reasons go beyond simply liking playing for the Red Sox, too. (Chris Mason; Eagle Tribune)
Bobby Dalbec isn’t going to break camp with the major-league squad, but he gets the chance to learn from J.D. Martinez for a few weeks before heading back to the minors. (Ian Browne; RedSox.com)
Speaking of Dalbec, he has met some pretty cool people in his life. (Rob Bradford; WEEI)
Boston signed a whole lot of minor-league names this winter to help in the bullpen, looking for one of them to turn into 2019’s Ryan Brasier.