"The Red Sox will have something besides a complex in Fort Myers that will be new this spring training.

The existence of "competition" is also on tap, a concept in short supply in recent years for a team so usually well-stocked in veterans or proven young players.

Battles for the shortstop position, the back end of the starting rotation, the middle of the bullpen, as well as for the regular right field job once left fielder Carl Crawford returns from elbow surgery, mean JetBlue [JBLU] Stadium may be the home to a little more spring training energy than usual for the Red Sox."