December 6, 200619 yr QUOTE(Soxman72 @ Dec 5, 2006 -> 04:56 PM) J.D. Drew to the Red Sox - 5 Year Deal per ESPNEWS Pending a physical, per SI.
December 6, 200619 yr QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Dec 5, 2006 -> 07:57 PM) Pending a physical, per SI. What? You think thats a problem?
December 6, 200619 yr The last 5 years, J.D. Drew has averaged 119.6 games per year. Trot Nixon has averaged 114. Since the start of 1999, J.D. Drew has averaged 118.25 games per year. That's over 9 seasons. And he's signing this deal while he's 31. $14 million a year for 3/4 of a season on average every year.
December 6, 200619 yr You know the markets f***ed when Drew gets more money coming off a subpar year than he did coming off a career year two years ago.
December 6, 200619 yr This will be looked at as an epically bad contract in a couple years, although it won't be the only one the Red Sox have on their hands. Stupid.
December 6, 200619 yr QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Dec 5, 2006 -> 09:46 PM) The last 5 years, J.D. Drew has averaged 119.6 games per year. Trot Nixon has averaged 114. Since the start of 1999, J.D. Drew has averaged 118.25 games per year. That's over 9 seasons. And he's signing this deal while he's 31. $14 million a year for 3/4 of a season on average every year. And he's played 145 games in 2 of the past 3 years, with his one major injury being a broken hand he received while being hit on the hand by a pitch. He's proven to be a pretty healthy player since getting out of St. Louis. Thus, I'd imagine it will be closer to $14 million for around a full season and a .400 OBP. QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Dec 6, 2006 -> 01:09 AM) This will be looked at as an epically bad contract in a couple years, although it won't be the only one the Red Sox have on their hands. Stupid. So would you rather have Matthews for $10 mill, Pierre for $9 mill, Soriano for $17 mill, or Drew for $14 mill? I really don't think this deal will be all that bad. He's pretty much proven to be healthy, and if plate discipline usually doesn't degrade by age 36. I imagine he'll still be around an .850-.900 OPS player by the end of his contract.
December 6, 200619 yr Just remember Drew did make a wise move opting out of his contract because he got a lot more money. This is still a far better deal than the one the Angels handed to Gary Matthews Jr. But flat out you don't win in this free agent market unless you really are just a piece away from winning it all (in which case go ahead and overpay for a star).
December 22, 200619 yr I guess this deal is not done yet, there are some questions about his physical. Link
December 22, 200619 yr QUOTE(Leonard Zelig @ Dec 21, 2006 -> 10:56 PM) I guess this deal is not done yet, there are some questions about his physical. Link QUOTE(Whitewashed in @ Dec 5, 2006 -> 07:39 PM) What? You think thats a problem?
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