As the Hot Stove tends to its last bits of tinder, and pitchers and catchers get ready to report for duty in less than a month, a group of past, present, and future Red Sox stoked the flames at Jillian’s Saturday for the seventh “New Stars for Young Stars” benefit.

With Fenway Park looming next door, the subject most on the players’ minds was getting down to the business of playing ball. One veteran was happy to finalize his contract, the youngsters were eager to prove themselves, and everybody sounded ready for spring training to begin.