J.D Drew Opts out of contract

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http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2655862

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Get him, Jim.

[Soriano12]

Get him, Jim.

 

werd

[CUBZ99]

Can he play CF?

[soccer10k]

Get him, Jim.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Can he play CF?

 

Yes he can.

[Rob]

Great news.

[E.J.]

Great news. Get it done Jim.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Drew for CF!

[radarluv1]

wow, he would look great on our DL next year. Drew in '07!1!

[CuseCubFan69]

He just turned down 11 a year so he's going to want 14 for 4 at least IMO.

[David]

OMG OMG OMG PLZ PLZ PLZ

 

This is the free agent we needed on the market that wasn't on the market...

 

(did that make any sense?)

[Soriano12]

Re-sign Aram

Trade Jones

Trade for Marcus Giles

Sign Roberts

 

Dave Roberts CF

Marcus Giles - 2B

Derrek Lee -1B

Aramis Ramirez 3B

JD Drew - RF

Matt Murton - LF

Michael Barrett - C

Ceasar No-bat - SS

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Of the big bats, Lee, Soriano, and Drew- Drew fits our needs better than any of them. We wouldn't be suplanted Murton as we would be with Lee and Drew wouldn't be moved to a new position as Soriano would have to do.

 

Drew is a perfect fit.

[E.J.]

With his injury history, does Drew get more than the 3 years, $33 million he just walked away from?

[Milli1306]

i can't really stand him, but if he comes to the cubs and produces, I can get over that

[treebird]

YES PLZ

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

With his injury history, does Drew get more than the 3 years, $33 million he just walked away from?

 

In this market? yes.

 

There's lots of teams with money and few players worth spending it on. My guess is he'll get an extra year. I'd look at Drew signing a 4/50 contract.

[David]

Re-sign Aram

Trade Jones

Trade for Marcus Giles

Sign Roberts

 

Dave Roberts CF

Marcus Giles - 2B

Derrek Lee -1B

Aramis Ramirez 3B

JD Drew - RF

Matt Murton - LF

Michael Barrett - C

Ceasar No-bat - SS

 

I'm not sure I wouldn't rather keep Jacque (never thought I'd say that) and put Drew in CF...

 

(with the rest of your moves in mind)

Murton

Giles

Lee

Ramirez

Drew

Barrett

Jones

Izturis

 

Looks better to me...

[baseball7897]

I would like to see Drew in RF. Drew playing CF would be a big injury risk.

[Soriano12]

Re-sign Aram

Trade Jones

Trade for Marcus Giles

Sign Roberts

 

Dave Roberts CF

Marcus Giles - 2B

Derrek Lee -1B

Aramis Ramirez 3B

JD Drew - RF

Matt Murton - LF

Michael Barrett - C

Ceasar No-bat - SS

 

I'm not sure I wouldn't rather keep Jacque (never thought I'd say that) and put Drew in CF...

 

(with the rest of your moves in mind)

Murton

Giles

Lee

Ramirez

Drew

Barrett

Jones

Izturis

 

Looks better to me...

 

That will work too. I am a fan of signing Roberts(provided he and Barret

can play nice) becaue he would be a nice transition plan till Pie is ready.

[E.J.]

I would like to see Drew in RF. Drew playing CF would be a big injury risk.

 

Wasn't there a controversy a couple years ago because Drew wanted to play CF because he said there was less cutting involved and it was easier on his knees than RF? The Dodgers put Milton Bradley in CF instead.

[Soriano12]

I remember how mad I was when Hendry passed on Drew the first time around. Let's see if he does it again.

[rjchapma]

how do you propose the Braves taking a deal for Giles if we just give them Jones?

[nilodnayr]

I would like to see Drew in RF. Drew playing CF would be a big injury risk.

 

Wasn't there a controversy a couple years ago because Drew wanted to play CF because he said there was less cutting involved and it was easier on his knees than RF? The Dodgers put Milton Bradley in CF instead.

 

Yes, that is correct. Plus in Wrigley, I'd have to imagine its actually easier on the body to play CF than RF. Plus, I dont really understand how playing RF would be easier on one's body (legs).