This sums up a lot of what I think but couldn't articulate. Thanks BH.Buffalo Head said:If Bogaerts' ability to play at a high level long-term at shortstop is going to be that adversely affected by not playing the next four months there, he is not a long-term Major League shortstop to begin with.
BoSoxLady said:Horrible decision. It appears to me the signing is at the ownership level because it runs contrary Ben's "plan" as stated as recently as in today's Boston Herald. Oh, and the offense is worse. Puzzling.
soxhop411 said:
Chad Finn @GlobeChadFinn now
I'm not saying the two hours' of meetings I just had at NESN are why Drew is back. Not saying they aren't, either
hmmmm
soxhop411 said:
Chad Finn @GlobeChadFinn now
I'm not saying the two hours' of meetings I just had at NESN are why Drew is back. Not saying they aren't, either
hmmmm
Ed Hillel said:
This is like a Gammons tweet. Do we have a translator?
Relationship with Jenny (seems far-fetched)? Drew is a ratings monster? Drew is replacing that new guy that replaced Jenny?
Smiling Joe Hesketh said:Yeah, looks like they've given up on X being the SS of the future, after less than 2 months. Crazy. How is he supposedto improve there if he's stuck at 3d?
They said they believed in the kid. Looks like they couldn't follow through on their words. Very disappointing.
nattysez said:
Translation: the ratings are in the dumpster because the team is uninteresting and playing poorly.
Edit: And Drew adds a new storyline and hopefully improves the team.
This immediately a) improves the left IF defense, b) our 3B offensive production and c) gives Boston a much better offense vs RHP.BoSoxLady said:Horrible decision. It appears to me the signing is at the ownership level because it runs contrary Ben's "plan" as stated as recently as in today's Boston Herald. Oh, and the offense is worse. Puzzling.
Hendu for Kutch said:
I think most recognize that leaving Xander at SS has value, it's just that it's not hard to argue that replacing Holt at 3B has even more value.
I'm guessing X will still see some SS this year. Drew will probably sit against some lefties, especially when WMB gets back, and he's going to get days off, injuries, etc.
Then the 2nd biggest loser is Stephanie.Jnai said:Can we all agree that the big loser here is Jenny Dell?
DrewDawg said:
Have you seen the AL East?
the real disaster is the record against right handed starters.gammoseditor said:3B has been a disaster. It's unfortunate that Xander has to move temporarily, but it makes the team better while only giving up money.
Considering his tweet from a bit earlier "Told ya" I'm more inclined to think he's pretending that his meetings with NESN today convinced ownership to sign Drew, or something like that.nattysez said:
Translation: the ratings are in the dumpster because the team is uninteresting and playing poorly.
Edit: And Drew adds a new storyline and hopefully improves the team.
soxhop411 said:
glennhoffmania said:
When WMB is ready, if they add him to the 25 man, who the hell is the backup 2B?
soxhop411 said:
soxfan121 said:
I would have gone with :barf:
I don't give a shit about NESN. If this isn't a baseball decision, that's a massive problem.
DrewDawg said:
Same guy as it is now. I don't think WMB will be back.
They can't make a QO, he has to be on the team for the entire year.Snodgrass'Muff said:
I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum. Drew caved here, not the Sox. They got him for what they were willing to pay him in the off season, less than a month before the draft. If Drew had waited another 3 weeks or so, he could have signed long term with someone else and the Sox would have gotten nothing for his departure. Now they get Drew back and no other team in the league can get stronger by signing him. The offense gets better, not worse (Drew at short and Bogaerts at 3rd is better than Bogaerts at short and Holt at 3rd), the defense gets much better and they still aren't on the hook beyond the end of the year with Drew, so if they want to walk away from him in 2015 they can. They can also make another qualifying offer, assuming there isn't a handshake deal not to. Regardless, the 2014 Sox just got better while the rest of the majors stood pat.
That's a good day. And I would describe this as a great decision by the Sox. I'm wondering why Drew's camp caved, though. With a little more patience, he gets a bigger pay day. Maybe he really wanted to be back and has had players on the team in contact with him pushing him to return?
soxhop411 said:
I wonder if he could bring them some veteran outfield help?DrewDawg said:
Same guy as it is now. I don't think WMB will be back.
Savin Hillbilly said:I think it's fine. I don't think they're "giving up" on Xander at SS, but the reality is that what they have there is a future offensive star (and present offensive above-average-guy) who plays the left side of the infield competently, but not so well that it's a priority to keep him at one position or the other. Like Rico Petrocelli or A-Rod, his bat will play fine at either position, so where he ends up in the short-to-medium term is going to be a matter of the best pieces they can find to put alongside him. Right now, that's a shortstop, so he goes to third. Next year it could very well be a 3B, so he goes back to short. He's young and he should be able to handle the changes as long as they're not asking him to bounce back and forth on a day-by-day basis.
AlNipper49 said:
DOOR CLOSED OMFG
https://twitter.com/MaureenaMullen/status/468839000393142274
Rudy Pemberton said:Dan Butler or Ryan Lavarnway, I'd guess.
MakMan44 said:They can't make a QO, he has to be on the team for the entire year.Drew's the winner hereunless he gets horribly injured. (EDIT:Not winner, per se, because both sides are benefiting from him signing but I wouldn't say that Drew is the one caving) Sure, he would have gotten more years if he waited a few weeks but I doubt he was going to make $10 million this year and he's set up to get multi year offers this offseason, without the QO hanging over his head.
Ed Hillel said:
OF ALL THE DRAMATIC THINGS I HAVE EVERSEENREAD ABOUT.
soxhop411 said:
Alex Speier @alexspeier 17s
Source confirms Drew major league deal for prorated qual offer. Deal came together over last roughly 48 hours.
So I take this to mean the news on WMB is not good?
MakMan44 said:They can't make a QO, he has to be on the team for the entire year.Drew's the winner hereunless he gets horribly injured. (EDIT:Not winner, per se, because both sides are benefiting from him signing but I wouldn't say that Drew is the one caving) Sure, he would have gotten more years if he waited a few weeks but I doubt he was going to make $10 million this year and he's set up to get multi year offers this offseason, without the QO hanging over his head.
E5 Yaz said:
Does the Globe have a GPS tracker on the route he took from his locker to the office?
Corsi said:
I'm with you. I don't think [Xander]'s been tight, necessarily. I just wouldn't be surprised if we saw him go on a little tear with this move.
patinorange said:I wonder if he could bring them some veteran outfield help?
Corsi said:
I think this signing is made independent of any WMB injury.
They've known WMB would be out long-term for a while now. They signed Drew because the hole at 3B is huge and it upgrades the left side.soxhop411 said:
Alex Speier @alexspeier 17s
Source confirms Drew major league deal for prorated qual offer. Deal came together over last roughly 48 hours.
So I take this to mean the news on WMB is not good?
Bob Nightengale @BNightengale 1m
Once Stephen Drew passes his physical he will be on active roster Wednesday for #Redsox
I pointed it above but the only downside I see is if Buch, Peavy and Doobie don't turn it around, they've sort of hamstrung what they can do in July. Even that is mitigated if the AAA depth comes up and makes an impact.Snodgrass'Muff said:
Good point on the QO. I still don't see any downside for the Sox, though.
Edit: Not saying you are making the case for downside on the Sox part. Just don't see a downside in general...
Nick Cafardo @nickcafardo 42s
This is our understanding: Drew will go on the active roster Wednesday but will go play in the minors for 7-10 days.
Ed Hillel said:
Unless someone else, possibly Betts (?), is seen as the shortstop of the future for this club, with Xander being a future corner infielder.