BOSTON -- With the temperatures in the low 80s on this unseasonably warm Monday at Fenway Park, the Red Sox could have been holding a workout and press conferences in preparation for Game 3 of the American League Division Series on Tuesday.

That, in itself, served as a reminder of the fact the club reached part of its goal (getting back to the postseason), but not all of it (making a substantial run).

Instead, Monday was the annual post-mortem press gathering with team president/CEO Sam Kennedy, chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and manager Alex Cora.

By snapping a three-year postseason drought, the group struck a more optimistic tone this time, but it was accompanied by the acknowledgement that improvements need to be made.

It should be a busy Hot Stove season for a club that won 8

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