Red Sox right-hander Josh Beckett is hoping the work he did on adding core strength this offseason will help him on the mound this season. "I feel good," said Beckett. "I think a lot of the things we did this offseason, with the core stability stuff, I'm really noticing the differences now with having the everyday [routine]. I think during the offseason you feel stronger, but it's not like you're doing baseball activities every day. I think sometimes standing around on your spikes for two hours during Spring Training in the morning is really the big test." He went 6-6 with 21 starts last season, notching a 5.78 ERA. "When I first got into pro ball, to strengthen your core meant you sat on an aired-up, really stiff balloon and get some weights, and you do situps," said Beckett. "Now it's evolved into this whole different thing with the core stability, the Pilates and stuff like that."