Report: Drew to get second opinion Monday

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Are the Red Sox having second thoughts on signing J.D. Drew (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6117)? They at least want a second opinion on the outfielder's physical exam results, The Boston Globe reported Sunday.

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J.D. Drew (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6117) Right Field
Free agent

Profile (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6117) 2006 SEASON STATISTICS
GM HR RBI R OBP AVG
146 20 100 84 .393 .283


Drew is scheduled to have a second opinion Monday on a shoulder issue that came up in Drew's first exam, a source told The Globe.
The newspaper reported that it isn't known if the issue could void Drew's deal with the Red Sox. Boston reached a preliminary agreement on a five-year, $70 million contract with Drew at the winter meetings on Dec. 5.
The shoulder issue could cause the Red Sox to shorten the length of the agreement, or replace some guarantees with incentives, The Globe reported.
The 31-year-old Drew has had injuries throughout his career, but he played in 146 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=lad) last season and hit .283 with 20 homers and a team-high 100 RBI. He became a free agent when he opted out of the last three years of his five-year, $55 million.
The injuries have added to negative perceptions that have followed Drew since the Philadelphia Phillies (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=phi) selected him No. 2 overall in the 1997 amateur draft. He did not sign, went back into the draft and was picked by the St. Louis Cardinals (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=stl) fifth overall the next year.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

Report: Drew to get second opinion Monday

ESPN.com news services



Are the Red Sox having second thoughts on signing J.D. Drew (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6117)? They at least want a second opinion on the outfielder's physical exam results, The Boston Globe reported Sunday.

http://espn-att.starwave.com/i/mlb/profiles/players/65x90/6117.jpg

J.D. Drew (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6117) Right Field
Free agent

Profile (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6117) 2006 SEASON STATISTICS
GM HR RBI R OBP AVG
146 20 100 84 .393 .283


Drew is scheduled to have a second opinion Monday on a shoulder issue that came up in Drew's first exam, a source told The Globe.
The newspaper reported that it isn't known if the issue could void Drew's deal with the Red Sox. Boston reached a preliminary agreement on a five-year, $70 million contract with Drew at the winter meetings on Dec. 5.
The shoulder issue could cause the Red Sox to shorten the length of the agreement, or replace some guarantees with incentives, The Globe reported.
The 31-year-old Drew has had injuries throughout his career, but he played in 146 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=lad) last season and hit .283 with 20 homers and a team-high 100 RBI. He became a free agent when he opted out of the last three years of his five-year, $55 million.
The injuries have added to negative perceptions that have followed Drew since the Philadelphia Phillies (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=phi) selected him No. 2 overall in the 1997 amateur draft. He did not sign, went back into the draft and was picked by the St. Louis Cardinals (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=stl) fifth overall the next year.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

Wow, I thought this deal was already done.

this guys good for 130 games a year tops, half of it is that hes injury prone and the other half is that he doesnt care

If the Sox did tamper like some have suggested and they yank the offer.......things could get interesting.

Stay tuned. This one is starting to really sound interesting.:Typotux:

Drew had a shoulder problem mid-year this year and he went in a power drought during that time. His power came back later in the year, but I remmeber there was some kind of irration there and it was causing him problems. He played through it, with sporadic time off.

Those that say JD Drew does not care do not watch him on a regular basis. The guy plays hard and runs the bases hard. Sometimes, when going after the ball in teh OF, he seems like he is coasting, but most of the time I watch this guy, he is looking for the extra base and playing hard. i don't know where that perception came from.

Would he have replaced a Manny Rami9rez? heck no. Is he a very good baseball player? I say yes. Is he worth the money they are talking? hard to say with this market

Drew had a shoulder problem mid-year this year and he went in a power drought during that time. His power came back later in the year, but I remmeber there was some kind of irration there and it was causing him problems. He played through it, with sporadic time off.

Those that say JD Drew does not care do not watch him on a regular basis. The guy plays hard and runs the bases hard. Sometimes, when going after the ball in teh OF, he seems like he is coasting, but most of the time I watch this guy, he is looking for the extra base and playing hard. i don't know where that perception came from.

Would he have replaced a Manny Rami9rez? heck no. Is he a very good baseball player? I say yes. Is he worth the money they are talking? hard to say with this market

Almost no one who signed this off-season is worth the money they received, but Drew is one of the more questionable ones, given his makeup and injury history.