“There’s only one way to turn the boos into applause,” Sox President Sam Kennedy says. “And that’s by winning baseball games.”

The team abandoned the town hall format at its annual Winter Weekend, but team President Sam Kennedy and new Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow will answer questions at the event.

Boston’s new president of baseball operations signed Lucas Giolito and traded Chris Sale, just the start of turning things around for a team that finished last in the AL East in three of the past four seasons.

The Red Sox landed Daisuke Matsuzaka in December 2006. The next year, he helped them win the World Series.

Craig Breslow, Boston’s new chief baseball officer, is one of several MLB execs hoping to sign Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Sure, Ohtani is the biggest name in free agency, but he will not be able to pitch in 2024 and Boston desperately needs pitching.