Stephen Drew traded to Yankees for Kelly Johnson

[Lose Remerswaal]

 
Could Johnson be a first name for anyone?

 
You doesn't have to call him Johnson
 
 

 

[JimD]

Johnson will probably be DFA.

 
And once he passes through unclaimed, he can replace WMB at Pawtucket for their IL stretch run.

 

[joe dokes]

Or perhaps there was no market for Drew

DeJesus is kicking ass and taking names.

 

[snowmanny]

Boras really wanted Drew in a pennant race and really wanted Bogaerts at short so this works for him.

 

[SLC Sox]

Goodness gracious!

 
Of all the dramatic things I have ever seen . . .

 

[Freddy Linn]

 
That's your Johnson.

 

[swingin val]

 
someone break out the sarcasm meter again.  and again.  and again.

Sorry, havent followed the thread close enough to catch it all

 

[HriniakPosterChild]

So Drew gets a prolonged audition as the Yankees evaluate how well he might fit for next season. OK.

 
Then how does Jeter get to 3500 hits?

 

[Merkle's Boner]

WMB is coming out of this smelling like roses somehow.

 

[Plympton91]

Please tell me we are not sending one single penny to the Yankees, of all teams. 
 
Drew hit .170 for us, I will be shocked if he doesn't hit double that for them. That's how this season is going. 

 
He'll outhit Kelly Johnson against RH pitching and play better infield defense, which is all the Yankees care about.  Also, they get to see him up close in their clubhouse before they sign him to play shortstop for the next three seasons.

 

[joe dokes]

 
Well, his emotional return to Fenway Park tomorrow is going to be massive.

 
It's gonna be an ambivalent Drewvation.

 

[TomRicardo]

So like do we DFA Kelly now?

 

[FredCDobbs]

Is Ben going to send someone to take out Cashman on the courthouse steps and Beane in the doorway?

 

[MuzzyField]

 
Yes they did...back in May.

A-fucking-men!


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[RIrooter09]

Maybe they infected Drew with Ebola before sending him.

 

[Madmartigan]

Is there any doubt Drew will rake as soon as he puts on the pinstripes?

 

[Hank Scorpio]

 
Several dozens of generations later...
 

 

[Red(s)HawksFan]

Is there any doubt Drew will rake as soon as he puts on the pinstripes?

 
Who cares if he does?

 

[zenter]

Thanks,

 
Dog, you are a study in advanced cross-thread trolling,

 

[PaulinMyrBch]

Is there any doubt Drew will rake as soon as he puts on the pinstripes?

Yea those 316 flyouts are now second row shots. 

 

[Corsi]

 

Scott Lauber ‏@ScottLauber  14s
#RedSox also sending "minimal" money to #Yankees in Drew deal, major league source says
 

 

[joe dokes]

Is Ben going to send someone to take out Cashman on the courthouse steps and Beane in the doorway?

 
He's going to take Carp fishing.

 

[Dogman]

 
Dog, you are a study in advanced cross-thread trolling,

 
I've not yet begun to something or other.

 

[Pilgrim]

I actually think the Yankees get the better end of this, if they move Jeter off SS. That would be amazing.

 

[Merkle's Boner]

 
Several dozens of generations later...
 

God damn that's brilliant. Love the big Soprano-wannabe behind him yelling Fuck You!

 

[brandonchristensen]

I actually think the Yankees get the better end of this, if they move Jeter off SS. That would be amazing.

Kelly Johnson is garbage...so yeah.

 

[Stephen Drew]

Don't worry, guys. I don't plan on being any more productive at the plate over there than I was here.

 

[EvilEmpire]

Sox sending money. Heh.

 

[zenter]

I actually think the Yankees get the better end of this, if they move Jeter off SS. That would be amazing.

 
2004 would have been an ideal time for the Yankees to move Jeter off SS. Now, in the last months of his career? While it makes baseball sense, it doesn't make narrative sense.

 

[joe dokes]

I actually think the Yankees get the better end of this, if they move Jeter off SS. That would be amazing.

 
There is a bettter chance of a John Sterling-Suzyn Waldman porn flick surfacing than there is of Derek Jeter not playing most of the remainder of the season at SS for the Yankees.

 

[TomRicardo]

Maybe they infected Drew with Ebola before sending him.

 
Being the way Bogaerts hit when Drew arrived, I assumed he was already infected

 

[snowmanny]

Sox sending money. Heh.

Well they don't want anyone to go hungry.

 

[DJnVa]

Sox sending money. Heh.

 
If it's less than they would have paid Drew the rest of the year, it's a win.

 

[Snodgrass'Muff]

So like do we DFA Kelly now?

 
What purpose does he serve? With Craig and Cespedes, Holt is back to being an infielder only, so they move him to third, Bogaerts to short and that leaves no room for Johnson, really. Am I miscounting?
 
OF: Cespedes, JBJ, Victorino, Craig, Nava
IF: Holt, Bogaerts, Pedroia, Napoli, Vazquez, Ross, Ortiz
 
That's 12, so I guess they could keep him as a bench super sub and go with 12 pitchers.
 
Edit: Forgot Carp. One of the two will be DFA'd.

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

Sox sending money. Heh.

 
So to summarize, the Sox spent $10 million on Drew to A) rush him back, B) watch him do nothing, C) lose the chance to test Bogaerts at SS for a full season of reps, D) trade him to the Yankees with money!!! for nothing in return.
 
Not Ben's finest hour.

 

[Sprowl]

Don't worry, guys. I don't plan on being any more productive at the plate over there than I was here.

 
Sorry to see you go, Stephen. I had faith that your bat would come around sooner or later. You'll love hitting in the Bidet.

 

[Red(s)HawksFan]

 
What purpose does he serve? With Craig and Cespedes, Holt is back to being an infielder only, so they move him to third, Bogaerts to short and that leaves no room for Johnson, really. Am I miscounting?
 
OF: Cespedes, JBJ, Victorino, Craig, Nava
IF: Holt, Bogaerts, Pedroia, Napoli, Vazquez, Ross, Ortiz
 
That's 12, so I guess they could keep him as a bench super sub and go with 12 pitchers.
 
Edit: Forgot Carp. One of the two will be DFA'd.

 
Middlebrooks is returning to play 3B.  Holt remains the super-sub.

 

[EvilEmpire]

If it's less than they would have paid Drew the rest of the year, it's a win.

Oh, I know. Even if the amount turns out to be less than the cost of a bag of balls, it just struck me as funny.

The real comedy comes from the entire 2014 Drew saga. Epic saga.

 

[Snodgrass'Muff]

 
Middlebrooks is returning to play 3B.  Holt remains the super-sub.

 
I didn't realize he was about to return. So yeah, no room for Johnson either way.

 

[jon abbey]

 
There is a bettter chance of a John Sterling-Suzyn Waldman porn flick surfacing than there is of Derek Jeter not playing most of the remainder of the season at SS for the Yankees.

 
I might rather watch the former than watch Jeter try to play SS any more. 
 
(OK, maybe not)

 

[Reverend]

 
I've not yet begun to something or other.

 
Defile yourself?
 
 

Sox sending money. Heh.

 
I think I'm hallucinating.

 

[Cellar-Door]

 
So to summarize, the Sox spent $10 million on Drew to A) rush him back, B) watch him do nothing, C) lose the chance to test Bogaerts at SS for a full season of reps, D) trade him to the Yankees with money!!! for nothing in return.
 
Not Ben's finest hour.

Well actually they probably spent significantly less than $10M, since they don't have to pay the rest of his deal and are sending "minimal money".

 

[Eck'sSneakyCheese]

HAHAHAHA. They're going to play Drew at 2nd! HAHAHAHAHA!

 

[glennhoffmania]

The number of guys who have been on the same roster as Jeter and are much better SS but don't actually play SS is comical.  I hope Stephen at least gets a nice gift basket.

 

[The Gray Eagle]

 
So to summarize, the Sox spent $10 million on Drew to A) rush him back, B) watch him do nothing, C) lose the chance to test Bogaerts at SS for a full season of reps, D) trade him to the Yankees with money!!! for nothing in return.
 
Not Ben's finest hour.

:barf:  :barf:  :barf:  :barf:  :barf:  :barf:  :barf:  :barf:  
 
2014 in a nutshell. The turd on the vomit sundae will come when Drew gets big hits to help the Yankees to the playoffs.
It would have been much better to just bench him for the rest of the season and put him on waivers to see if anyone claimed him. 

 

[Corsi]

 

Sean McAdam ‏@Sean_McAdam  8s
Source: Yankees assume "almost all'' of remaining Drew money. He had about $5 million remaining.
 

 

[nattysez]

The Giants are playing Joe Panik and Dan Uggla at second and they wouldn't give up anything of more value than Kelly Johnson for Drew?  This is really curious.  I wonder if teams were wary of trading for him without being able to consult with him about playing second.

 

[shepard50]

2013 rules over 2012 in a way that can never be close.
 
So, help me, I am spinning: Carp and Johnson will be DFAd tomorrow?

 

[Drek717]

So the Sox get Drew out of Bogaerts/Middlebrooks way and save ~$3-4M in the process?  Works for me.

 

[Rasputin]

2013 rules over 2012 in a way that can never be close.
 
So, help me, I am spinning: Carp and Johnson will be DFAd tomorrow?

 
It might depend on when they're calling up Middlebrooks.