A buddy of mine, after writing about waste-of-talent J.D. Drew and his decision to opt out of his current contract with the Dodgers and file for free agency gave me the heads up that Buster Olney has the Red Sox as an interested party (ESPN Insider) in a deal with Drew and his agent, Scott “Lucifer” Boras. My reaction: dear sweet God, no.
Sure, Drew has a very nice upside with his nearly .400 OPS, ability to hit for power and his decent abilities in right field, but if we wanted someone with injury problems, Trot Nixon would, I’m sure, be happy to come back to Boston…and unlike Drew, Nixon doesn’t have a reputation for being a pussy. The dude may hurt himself a lot, but at least he plays with hurt knees and furthermore, actually plays like he cares all of the time. Besides, as Olney points out, Drew would require a contract that makes the one the Sox gave Johnny Damon look small and that definitely doesn’t jive with the new, less spendthrift Sox. Hopefully the rumor of J.D. Drew as a Red Sox is going to remain just that: a rumor.
Also, please tell me this Matsuzaka bid is just a rumor. Please tell me we didn't just blow the farm on a Japanese player just to get more attention in Japan or block the Yankees.
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