He's a lifetime .286 hitter, and averages 25 home runs and 85 RBI's a year. He's 31 years old now, 36 when this contract ends. No doubt, he's a good player, but $14 million/yr? Why not try out a farm-system rookie for $500,000? Even if the rookie only puts up 15 HR's and 60 RBI's, you could use that money to keep other key players. I just don't get it.
2006-12-06 04:04:04 · 15 answers · asked by Big Larry 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
So, Ozgard is the my favorite answer, but we'll see. I noticed his Yankees logo. Relative to Drew, I am beginning to think the Yankees didn't overpay for ARod.
2006-12-06 04:55:13 · update #1
Because the Red Sux are nuts. 70 Million for 5 Years is a lot of money for an average hitter who is lifetime .286 who only broke 100 RBI's once and is at best an average fielder. I agree with everything your're saying but this comes from a team who might pay 51.1 Million dollars plus his contract to a Japanese pitcher who may be a bust in the majors. All I know is that the Red Sux fans out there better check your ticket prices for next season because they are going up a tad. Wicked Bad!
2006-12-06 04:45:16 · answer #1 · answered by Oz 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Drew is just reaping the benefits of the new CBA, as have Padilla and Adam Eaton, and I expect many others to do the same.
The luxury tax number is increasing for each year of the new CBA, from $148 million next year all the way to $178 in 2011. That means that, while the Sox may take a hit on these big contracts for Drew and Lugo next season, they won't suffer much down the road for them.
Changes have also been made for free agent compensation, with fewer players qualifying as those for whom teams will lose a draft pick. And Type B free agents will now mean only a sandwich pick for the team that lost them, not compensation from the team with which they sign.
On the surface, the Drew contract looks crazy, but it's not as bad as the deals I've seen for a lousy leadoff hitter like Juan Pierre (5 years, $45m), or a one-year-wonder like Gary Matthews Jr (5 years, $50m). At least Drew has proven that he has the ability to be a key contributor for a sustained period of time. The players, and teams like the Sox, are just taking advantage of the ability to spend that has been given them by the new agreement.
Expect the craziness to continue. I just hope my team (Jays) can get in on some of it.
2006-12-06 05:19:57 · answer #2 · answered by Craig S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i might say he's without question the main overpaid participant in MLB thinking his overall performance. he's an time-honored outfielder, at terrific, and spends quite quite some time on the disabled checklist. He has a profession avg far under .3 hundred. he's a headache in the lockerroom and a prima donna who has brought about communities far extra problems than he ever has solved together with his presence in the lineup. Giving JD Drew $70 million funds will practice to be between the worst errors in the background of the sport by the time this settlement ends.
2016-10-17 21:44:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sat here last night and thought the very same thing myself. And he was on the top of the list of desirables. 26 stolen bases and 100 RBIs, but average batting at best. Theo must think he's a good fit and maybe needs the right venue and opportunity...Some strange decisions all around for management this winter-this season will be interesting.
The yankee's response is a cop out-it so easy for them to always revert back to RED SOX suck. Hardly a best answer if you ask me.
And I'll pay what ever the Sox are asking.
SpongeBob rocks too!
2006-12-06 05:36:51 · answer #4 · answered by radlmama 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's the way basbell is, very unpredictable. JD Drew maybe getting the 70 million over five years because he has established himself as a player, and the Red Sox are willing to give him what they think he is worth. Personally, I agree with you about just picking up a rookie for half a mil because it's way cheaper and can keep better players on the team
2006-12-06 04:14:31 · answer #5 · answered by I answer ur questions 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think JD Drew is worth that kind of money considering he's the superstar that never quite formed. Having said that, he has put up some decent numbers, is great in the field, and I think a lot of baseball people still think he's going to have that superstar breakout year. As for the Red Sox, I think they believe it's worth it to get a guy like Drew that will probably fill a Johnny Damon-type role for them, they don't mind spending that money because they know a solid player in that role can give them exactly what they need to win the series.
2006-12-06 04:16:55 · answer #6 · answered by btpage0630 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the redsox have an infatuation with this guy that's why and scott avenging agent boras knows that and screwed them jd drew is a good player but he's not a great player or the type of player that impacts a team greatly plus he's also injury prone but that's the way it goes
2006-12-06 06:07:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the market is completely out of control for free agents.
Average players are getting the money that superstars got.
I can only imagine what next year will look like when guys like Ichiro file for free agency.
Smart teams are not spending at all this year, because the 2006 crop of free agents are pretty weak compared to what will be available in 2007.
2006-12-06 04:14:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
red sox fans like myself believe that the red sox need all the talent they can get. the talks to trade manny have been high but are not true, and that might have triggered such a deal
also, the sox are paying Daisuke Matsuzaka 72 million over 6 years
2006-12-06 05:07:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he has Scott Boras for an agent.
2006-12-06 04:06:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋