jd 'i'm too good for philly' drew
what an underachiever.
he's never even played 150 games in a season and the sox are paying him 10 million a year. ouch!
Have you seen the contracts people are getting? Jd's contract is fair for a guy with Drew's capabilities/potentail
in this offseason market. The red sox took 50 days to come to term with a contract for Drew. Top medical specialist in the world looked at the guy. We do have a few of the best hospitals in the world here ya know. Rest assured they would not give him the cash, or take over 50 days to make it concrete if they thought he wasent worth it.
The language in Drews contract was restructured after he was checked out by the sox medical teams. The new language protects the Sox from several situations you broadly hinted to in your post . There are several contingency clauses that protect the red sox if Drew is injured or does not play a certain amount of games. There are a bunch actually. Hence, the deal taking 50 days to get done. With the way free agency is, and JD's stats of course the sox would sign him. To hit behind Ramirez and Papi? Not to mention the guy is a great right fielder who can also back up coco in center if needed. Big time defensive upgrade over Nixon.
Funny thing is, if Drew improves on his time played ( which he will) he is going to be a major upgrade over Trot Nixon. Trots play has really started to wane in recent years. Btw, the most games Trot has ever played was 152 , in 2002. Trot played 114 games last year. So either way, it is a significant upgrade. Nixon has actually played less, in the last three years then Drew. Trot played 43 games in 2004 when we won it all. Jd played 145. With the sharp decline of Nixon, and the current free agent market, it was a good move. I have listened to Drew a lot and think he is 100 percent sincere about embarking on a conditioning program layed out by the sox to help him stay healthy for real. Something he admitted he never utalized with his previous teams. Different ball game out here, people wont put up with crap. If you know a better right field free agent to replace Trot Nixon in this market, let us know!
What team are you a fan of?