With Spring Training fast approaching, MLB.com will take a look at a different aspect of this year's Red Sox squad each day this week. Today's topic: What's the vision?
BOSTON -- The Red Sox have a loaded roster on paper heading into 2017, thanks to a collaboration of current president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski and the leaders of the past two regimes (Theo Epstein and Ben Cherington).
Epstein and Cherington helped build the foundation with strong Draft selections (Mookie Betts, Jackie Bradley Jr., Andrew Benintendi), signings on the international market (Xander Bogaerts) and shrewd trade acquisitions (Rick Porcello, Eduardo Rodriguez).