JD Drew to sign 4 yr deal with Red Sox, Conflicting reports in Lugo negotiations

[elsrbueno]

I wouldn't bet on that happening, sounds to me like Edes had a brain fart, theres no way they switch it around. That be a dumb way to set your lineup,

 

1. Lugo RH

2.Youk RH

3. Manny RH

4. Papi LH

5. Drew LH

 

They have to mix it up a little,

 

It will be,

 

1. Lugo

2.Youk

3. Papi

4. Manny

5. Drew

 

I agree. two lefties in the middle of the order leave you vulnerable to the lefty killer (and the Yankees have a good one in Myers) and having to pitch a lefty against Manny will make teams think twice. Plus, a big reason for keeping Manny is his protection he provides for Ortiz, and Drew just wouldn't provide that.

 

Assuming Drew signs, 3-4-5 should be Ortiz, Manny, Drew. Sure, nobody's protecting Drew, but who'd you rather see walked? Ortiz or Drew? Hands down it's Drew. Not only is he less dangerous with the bat, but he's also more dangerous on the basepaths.

[jacksonianmarch]

Drew is about as effective on the basepaths as Papi. Drew had one more SB than Big Papi did. He is a shadow of himself as a base stealer. His hammy and quad injuries killed that road.

[TheKilo]

Drew is about as effective on the basepaths as Papi. Drew had one more SB than Big Papi did. He is a shadow of himself as a base stealer. His hammy and quad injuries killed that road.

 

He's still a better baserunner than Ortiz.

[jacksonianmarch]

I was actually surprised by how fast Papi is on the basepaths. He's not as slow as one would think.

[a700hitter]

I wouldn't want to be the catcher waiting for the ball with Papi approaching.

[jacksonianmarch]

I wouldn't want to be the catcher waiting for the ball with Papi approaching.

 

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