Since it is just about official that JD Drew is a Red Sox, I will keep an open mind about him and give him the benefit of the doubt. Clearly, the market is such that $14 mil today isn't what $14 mil was as recent as 2-3 years ago
the 72 games he played in '05 is really an abberation when you look at his career numbers and he's been relatively healthy 2 out of the last 3 years. He's got decent power, great ability to get on-base and is probably as good as a 5 guy in the lineup as we could've hoped for
but like I said earlier, my perception of this deal hinges greatly on the outcome of this Manny thing