MASHANTUCKET, Conn. -- For Rick Porcello, a whirlwind Saturday started at the Red Sox Winter Weekend, a festive event that gives fans a chance to have up-close interactions with their favorite players. It will finish at the New York Baseball Writers Dinner, where Porcello will formally receive his American League Cy Young Award trophy.
These are exciting times for the right-hander, who had a coming-of-age season after several years of grinding away.
So how has life changed for one of the most low-key players on the Red Sox?
"In some ways, it changes it a lot and in some ways, not at all," said Porcello.