FORT MYERS, Fla. -- About 90 minutes before the Red Sox bounded out to the fields of Fenway South as a full squad for the first time, they took some time to acknowledge and embrace the high expectations that will follow the club around all season.
Manager John Farrell led the annual staff and player meeting, which also included some words of encouragement from chairman Tom Werner and president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski.
The underlying theme on Friday morning was consistent.
"There's unfinished business," said Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts. "Last year we made it pretty far, but we didn't get the job done in the end.