Old guard influence quietly extinct

Old guard influence quietly extinct

FORT MYERS, Fla. – There are stories abound, of former Red Sox stars and superstars, shooting down to spring training, to assess the kids, maybe chat with some vets.

Alex Cora compares Red Sox prospect Kristian Campbell to Celtics star

Red Sox manager Alex Cora opted to compare Boston prospect Kristian Campbell to Celtics star Jaylen Brown on Tuesday.

Red Sox prospect Mikey Romero catching eye of Alex Cora in spring training

Before Wednesday afternoon’s Grapefruit League contest against the Rays at JetBlue Park, Red Sox manager Alex Cora was asked about which prospects outside of The Big Three of Roman Anthony, Kristian Campbell, and Marcelo Mayer have caught his eye so far this spring. “Mikey Romero, the last three, four days,” Cora quickly responded. “He’s a good player, a really good player. Good at-bats, good defender. Mikey Romero is a good player. We just got …