Daily Red Sox Links: Rob Manfred, Mookie Betts, Terry Francona

Our old friend and my old boss Marc Normandin wrote a very good thing on the glaring lack of good faith coming from the MLB side of negotiations. (Marc Normandin; Baseball Prospectus)

Everything about this standoff between the league and players is terrible, and it’s only going to get worse a couple years down the road. (Tara Sullivan; Boston Globe)

Oh, and there’s a pandemic still going on amid this, too. (Connor Byrne; MLB Trade Rumors)

In other news, Mookie Betts still rules. (Greg Nutter; Masslive)

Who are the best managers in franchise history? (Ian Browne; RedSox.com)