my issue is the constant **** thrown at drew who is, as i've shown, an above average shortstop as far as the league goes. when i brought up that most people here are red sox fans first and foremost, i was attacked for what johnnyduke perceived as a slight against people who don't have time to watch baseball or something. what i was implying is that as far as the rest of the league goes, and i do watch the rest of the league a fair bit, there are contenders who would love to have stephen drew on their team. look at what the tigers gave up to have a babip all-star because of how glacial miguel cabrera is on the left side of the infield. the rangers gave 8 years and 200 trillion dollars to elvis andrus because of his ability to run and play defense. the nationals are in need of a real shortstop, same as the pirates. the cardinals have been playing a ****** one there all season (kozma) and the diamondbacks gave up trevor bauer and chris young for two defensive shortstops this offseason. the point is that defense is important. when you have a player like stephen drew on a one year contract, you take the ups with the downs. that drew has given the offense what he's given it is a bonus. at the end of the year, he's gone.
what i don't like is the snark that borders on smug in this thread sometimes, the people who just can't wait to be the best snarker and seem to breed when the team has a poor road trip.
essentially, appreciate what you have.
