JD Drew to Red Sox for $70 mil

In this market, Wells will get much more than 90. Also, Pena only the odd man out if Manny stays (which I think he will).

 

I'm guessing everyone's presuming they trade Manny, which means Wily Mo still plays.

 

Re: Drew To Beantown - Confirmed

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Drew, Red Sox reach preliminary agreement on $70 million, 5-year contract
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By JIMMY GOLEN
AP Sports Writer
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Scott Boras and the Boston Red Sox culminated weeks of negotiations by reaching a preliminary agreement Tuesday on a $70 million, five-year contract for the services of JD Drew.
Drew will receive $14 million annually in the deal, which is subject to a physical. The physical was a sticking point in negotiations as the Red Sox were insisting that Drew take a spelling test as well as a physical to prove that he is not illiterate as has been reported. The Red Sox relented on this demand and now Drew gives Boston a powerful middle of the batting order alongside David Ortiz and future first ballot Hall of Famer Manny Ramirez — if Ramirez isn’t traded in a 10 cents on the dollar transaction.
“He’s going to be a contributor. They had two big sluggers, righty-lefty, Ortiz and Ramirez,” agent Scott Boras said. “J.D. has a great on-base percentage. He gives you a quality at-bat. He’s an RBI guy. And he’s really going to add a defensive component to that team that is, I think, really going to enhance their play, what they do both with arm strength and his ability to cover ground in the outfield. And his baserunning — he can run a little bit. He is going to steal 20 or 30 bases. He’s going to bring a dimension there.” Boras negleted to mention that last year Drew stole only 2 bases while getting thrown out 3 times. It is assumed that Boras meant 20-30 stolen bases over the course of the contract not per year.
Boras also represents Daisuke Matsuzaka. Boston bid $51,111,111 for his rights and has until Dec. 14 to reach an agreement. The pitcher’s current team, the Seibu Lions, receives the money only if the Red Sox and Matsuzaka strike a deal.
“I think it’s going to take a cooperative effort from three parties to get something done on this,” Boras said. The super-agent did say he was pretty hopeful a deal would get done but would not comment on the rumor that Boston was offering to just simply give Boras a percentage of the team instead of his normal commision just to speed things along.
AP-ES-12-05-06 1950EST

 

Re: Drew To Beantown - Confirmed

Well done, as always Boomer.

 

Re: Drew To Beantown - Confirmed

Oh sure... you could have done THAT for me last year for Secret Santa

 

Drew just grounded out with runners on base.

 

Awful signing. Awful, awful signing.

They wouldn't give four years and $50 million last year to Johnny Damon, who has heart coming out of his ass. But now they give five years and $70 million to JD Drew, who hasn't ever given a shit? Makes no sense.

 

Re: Drew To Beantown - Confirmed

I thought you needed books instead. I feared you might never recover once you saw inside the Mind of Boom. Some men never do.

 

He just got thrown out at home plate behind Jeff Kent. Again.

 

If Drew can get $70 million to hit .265 and play in half the Red Sox games, I wonder if I can get $250,000 to hit .083 and play slightly below-average defense every day. I'll even stop believing in dinosaurs if that's a deal breaker.

 

Re: Drew To Beantown - Confirmed

I did need books... and I overlooked the potential long-term drain bamage... my bad