5 Collection restaurants of the seasonal conference of Red Sox ‘seasonal conference

After they walked their season against the Yankees on Thursday, the Red Sox set a last arch on their 2025 season with a press conference in Fenway Park on Monday morning.

Manager Alex Cora, Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow, and team resident Sam Kennedy touched various topics during the press of the press prior to which figures are a busy outdoor season for Boston after this short play -off run.

Here are five take -away restaurants of the press conference of Monday:

Identifying needs of needs

The Red Sox from 2025 was perhaps a play -off team, but Breslow and Co. still have a lot of work to do if this schedule wants to take a step forward and want to settle as a sustainable competition for the long term.

In the foreground for Boston, the need to add another established pitcher to lock in it Garrett -Haken In the start rotation.

“I think I would say we should think of ways to improve the team and that could take some forms,” ​​said Breslow. “Every team will get better if you can bring in a starter or develop a starting pitcher who can pitch at the Garrett Crochet level, right?

“There is no gone and we will be as aggressive as we can take it on, while we also ensure that we do everything we can to develop our players internally.”

Even with the rise of young starters such as Connelly Early and Payton Tolle, the Red Sox needs more stability behind hooks – especially with a starter like Brayan Bello better served as a number 3 option.

“Nobody will be in this chair and say that there is enough pitching in the organization,” said Breslow. “I think we saw that in the second half and we could list the pitchers on the IL and it just means that depth is so crucial important. So, as I said, when we talk about pursuing opportunities to improve the team, bring in, [additional] Pitching is certainly one of them. ‘

Boston was strongly linked to twin starter Joe Ryan at the Handelsdeadline, while options for free agent Dylan Cease and Zac Galen include.

The Red SOX must also add some doll to their line-up, with free-agent goals, including Pete Alonso and Kyle Schwarber.

Although Boston was in seventh place in the competition in Runs that scored this season, they were also 15th in general in Thuis Runs, including only 64 in the second half.

Because Boston only had two players on his selection that surpassed 20 home runs in Trevor Story (25) and Wilyer Abbreu (22), acknowledged Breslow that the Red Sox needs some pop on their line -up.

“It would be fair to look at some of those other teams [still in the playoffs] And say that they get the ball a little more out of the margin than we, “said Breslow.” Runs score … This is a kind of zero-sum game, right? And it doesn’t really matter how you score. But in the late season there are many runs through the Thuis Run because the pitching is so dominant. So I think that’s a consideration. “

The Waiting Game with Bregman, Story

Some of the best dominoes that should not fall for the Red Sox this season is the future of both Alex Bregman and Trevor Story in Boston.

Both veteran infilters were important gears in the clubhouse of Boston and were productive loyal loyal in the heart of the Boston line in 2025. But both players have the option to hit a free desk this winter by concluding for their respective deals with the Red Sox.

Story, which has two years and $ 55 million on his first six -year -old deal, feels like a safer option to return in 2026. If the story decides not to report, the Red Sox also extends its contract with another year for an extra $ 25 million in 2028.

Bregman, who is represented by super-agent Scott Boras, has two years and $ 80 million left in his deal. But the 31-year-old Infielder could be for a long-term agreement after playing as a potential MVP candidate in Boston before he sustained a quad injury in May.

“We let that come true, but the meaning [of bringing Bregman back] Would be a great player, a proven winner, a strong defender and someone who really fits well in a selection in this market, “said Breslow.

The Red SOX will also have to make a decision about Lucas Giolito, who is expected to hit a free agency after placing a 3.41 ERA in 26 starts. Giolito played a key role this season in the success of Boston, but he also missed the late season with an elbow injury.

“It is clear that we were digested by trying to perform if we could possibly in the late season and then the news of Lucas’ injury, actually just switched a bit to everything we could do to help him get healthy,” said Breslow. “He is a man who clearly had a considerable injury last year, worked very hard to get back to the field and sometimes besides Garrett and Brayan wore the rotation.

“That is a kind of our focus at the moment. And we will make decisions in the future.”

Some regret?

While Boston struck his ticket to the late season for the first time since 2021, it was far from a controvers -free season for the Red Sox.

Whether it is the Blockbuster trade with Rafael Devers in June or an underwhelming trade theadline, a Red Sox season filled with so much promise was undermined by several “WAT-IF” scenarios with regard to the ceiling of this Boston roster.

“I learned a lot,” said Breslow. “Every time there is a decision, there is also a chance to learn – to learn about each other, to learn about the rest of the baseball operations group, to learn about myself.

“And so I am constantly reliving a little bit of those decisions to ensure that it was not necessarily that the outcome was precisely-that is very difficult to predict that we had a good decision-making process, that we had the information needed to make the best possible decisions.”

While the relationship between Breslow and the Red Sox broke in the spring and early summer, Boston’s inability to add a power bat or proven starter to the trade deadline was perhaps the most consistent movement (or the lack thereof).

After the Red Sox had difficulty adding useful pieces in exchange for Devers, the Boston deal was the Deadline Deadline deal around Dustin May, who placed an ERA of 6.40 over six trips before landing on the IL.

“We went into the deadline with a few goals, and it became a bit clear that some of them could not be reached and we have turned. Sometimes they work, sometimes not,” said Breslow. “But I think we had a good process, we had good information.

“And our hope is that we will find ourselves from now on from now on or what it will be at the end of July with a really good team in which we believe that we want to reinforce again.”

Don’t use for Casas

For all the discourse with regard to the potential aim of the Red Sox from a Power Bat such as Alonso or Schwarber, Boston has a few internal options for next season when they are looking for more Pop on the album.

At the forefront of that conversation, Triston Casas, who missed most of the season after tearing the patella tendon in his knee at the beginning of May.

Although Casas has shown Spurts to be a power bat in the middle of the order, his uneven game and injury history Breslow hesitant to commit to him as the first base of the team in 2026.

“I don’t think it is very logical on October 6 to say that someone is or not our first basin and we will see how things are happening,” said Breslow. “Unfortunately, Triston has missed a considerable amount of time in the last two years. We have also seen what he can do if he is healthy.”

After a promising season 2023 where he hit 24 home runs and drove in 65 points, Casas has difficulty setting up in a groove with Boston. He missed 98 games last year after tearing cartilage in his rib cage, while he only hit .182 in 2025 before he went down with his injury.

Although Casas has worked his way back on the field, Breshow noted that it is not a foregone conclusion that Casas will even be cleared up for the start of spring training.

“He is recovering here every day,” said Breslow. “Just look a bit at the progress of the first operation to where he is now moving really good, bearing, squatting. So we anticipate a full recovery. But I hesitate to set up a timeline just because you want to know with one of these injuries that you do not come too far forward.”

Narvaez to undergo surgery out of season

A Red Sox -Line -Up will regularly go under the knife this winter. Breslow confirmed that catcher Carlos Narvaez “will have his meniscus tidy up this week” after this season with a nagging knee problem.

The 26-year-old catcher was one of the best surprises for Boston this season, jumped Connor Wong on the depth map and settled as one of the best defensive catchers in the game.

Narvaez also generated a lot of pop on the record with 15 home runs and 50 RBI more than 118 games, but his production fell in the second half because of his knee injury. After beating .273 in the first half of the season, Narvaez only cut .187/.233/.387/.619 in 45 games after the All-Star Break.

“There were a few times during the season where it flared,” said Breslow. “One of them, quite clearly where he missed a little time. But he deserves a lot of credit for his willingness to continue playing, possibly even at a time when others may have bent because he felt that he was connected to help the group.”

Breslow added that the “expectation” is that Narvaez is ready at the start of spring training.

Conor Ryan is a staff writer for the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots and Red Sox for Boston.com, a role that he has conducted since 2023.