Red Sox star Mookie Betts should lock in a contract extension immediately

With Mike Trout setting a new MLB record with his contract extension, it’s time for Mookie Betts to sign a new deal with the Boston Red Sox.

It’s time for Mookie Betts to sit down at the negotiating table and hash out a new deal that keeps him in the Boston Red Sox organization for the foreseeable future.

It probably won’t happen. In fact, Betts recently reiterated his intent to wait to discuss his contract until he hits free agency, according to The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier.

Betts assures us that he’s happy playing in Boston but doesn’t want to sell himself short by signing an early extension. He’s perfectly content to bet on himself by going year-to-year through the arbitration process…