This seemed like it took forever, but the Red Sox and J.D. Drew finally wrangled out their differences in what will hopefully be a five year, $70 million deal for the outfielder. Things hit a snag when a physical showed that Drew still had some shoulder problems so the Red Sox wanted an out if the injury turned into a debilitating one. So the end result has a team option to opt out of the guaranteed money in 2010 and 2011 if a specific pre-existing injury occurs.
It looks like Drew will bat fifth but I think he should be hitting second because he provides a good table setter for Big Papi and Manny Ramirez. It is what it is though and just having Drew in the lineup is a good thing. PECOTA has him hitting .285/.392/.476 and that .392 OBP would be better served in front of the sluggers and not behind.
