The Red Sox have signed free agent short stop Stephen Drew to a 1 one year contract that is worth $9.5 million. Stephen Drew apparently is going to be our short stop for 2013 until Jose Iglesias improves his batting and steps it up in the 2013 season. Stephen Drew is the brother of J.D. Drew. Stephen Drew had an injury in the 2011 season that ended that season. He came back this year in the second half of the season and was with the Diamondbacks who he hit .193 with them in 40 games.. He then was traded to the Oakland Athletics in August. With the Athletics he hit .250 with five home runs and 16 RBI's in 39 games. Here's his and Jose Iglesias's stats.
J.D. Drew: 7 Home Runs, 28 RBI's, .223 Batting Average, 79 Games
Jose Iglesias: 1 Home Run, 2 RBI's, .118 Batting Average, 25 Games
So neither of those stats look nice but Iglesias only played in 25 games in the majors and is still developing into a major league player. J.D. Drew is coming off injuries so he could have still been healing in the 2012 season and will probably get back in the hang of things in 2013. J.D. Drew has had good seasons before so we shouldn't expect him to do bad, but who knows.
Now, there's updates with the Mike Napoli situation. Napoli failed his physical because of a hip problem. Now, the Red Sox want to shorten his contract to 2 years now because of injuries but nothing is heard on Mike Napoli's side. So far they have not been able to work out a deal and there doesn't seem to be that many possible resolutions to fix this other than to agree to a 2 year contract or 3 year contract. There is a possible chance of us not signing Napoli now and he could become a free agent. What do you think about all this? Do you think Stephen Drew is going to take the spot at shortstop or is he going to fill in until Jose Iglesias is ready to be in the majors? Also, do you think the Red Sox will work out a deal with Mike Napoli?
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- DJ
I like how you put the picture on the side of the paragraph. :)
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