Daily Red Sox Links: Alex Cora, J.D. Martinez, Tyler Thornburg

In a way, Alex Cora gets to play real life fantasy baseball as he makes decisions for the American League All Stars. (Ryan Hannable; WEEI)

That doesn’t mean he’s going to automatically put Red Sox representatives such as J.D. Martinez in top third of the order. (Chris Cotillo; MassLive)

But don’t let the All Star game let us ignore what the Red Sox have been doing when the games count. (Sean McAdam; Boston Sports Journal) ($$)

Once the the All Star break is over, we’ll know what’s going to happen with Tyler Thornburg. (Ryan Hannable; WEEI)

We’ll also be fully into trade season even if that already started. Is Zack Wheeler a good fit for the Red Sox? (Joel Sherman; New York Post)