Mike Lowell, asked about a published report in the Herald that his agent, Seth Levinson, has had "casual conversations" with the Red Sox regarding a possible contract extension, said, "I don't know where that's coming from." Lowell was identified in the Herald report as the source. "I know they keep an open line of communication with Theo [ Epstein] and talk to him, but it wasn't necessarily about me," he said. "I haven't talked to my agent in a couple of weeks, but I think if they had talked to Theo about a contract extension, I'd know about it." He laughed. "If they didn't tell me, I'd fire him." Then, turning serious, he added, "Not that I'd be upset about it if they did talk about [an extension]. But anything on my contract, no."