Daily Red Sox Links: Mookie Betts, Pedro Martinez, Beat LA

Maybe a potential contract extension with Mookie Betts isn’t as sure a thing as his arbitration agreement might indicate. (Sean McAdam; Boston Sports Journal) ($$)

Pedro Martinez has a prediction for the Super Bowl. (Adam London; NESN)

A lot of people have played for the Yankees and they’ve all been fun to root against to varying degrees. Not all of them were as great about it as Mariano Rivera. (Peter Abraham; Boston Globe)

Now back to that whole Super Bowl thing. Beat LA is back. (Dakota Randall; NESN)

Tim Dierkes of MLB Trade Rumors sat down for a chat. One of the topics he covered was what the Red Sox are going to do about Craig Kimbrel and other free agent relievers. (Tim Dierkes; MLB Trade Rumors)

Manny Machado and Bryce Harper will sign at some point. Until then, we’ll just keep waiting. (Claire McNear; The Ringer)