Bostonherald.com has an article where Drew says the reason he backed out of his contract with LA, is because he wanted a contract that would let him play for one team the rest of his career. Take it for what its worth, He also mentioned since his family lives in GA he wanted to play on the east coast. Out of all the teams that where bidding on him this offseason besides Baltimore( and you only sign there when you don't have and usable baseball skills left, and your just a name) Boston was the closest choice, and i'm sure since they are the best team and had the most to offer i'm sure it that helped too.
Murray chass is a tool, and only brainstormed this up after smoking crack and getting smacked around by his man whore. NYY haven't done anything all off season except trade sheff and big on Igawa, the ass had nothing better to write because he's used to reporting on NYY big signings. Now there isn't any, and he's a s***** writer, he had to come up with something.