“It’s very easy for me to stay upbeat no matter what happens because I believe in the trek the organization is going and while we’re talking about adding somebody that might expedite that a bit, the way we’re headed with the players in the system is the positive news,’’ the Sox manager told me. “Would it be great to add a major-league player who’s one of the younger, more impactful players in the league? Absolutely. I think we’ve shared that. But by no means will I minimize what we have now in the organization and on the major-league level if that doesn’t happen.’’