Getting Closer on Drew
Gordon Edes has a good wrap-up of where things stand on the J.D. Drew and Manny Ramirez fronts.
It appears as though there is no shortage of suitors for Manny in the NL West, a good thing to the extent that those teams will all not only want Manny’s services, but also to keep him away from their competition. Theoretically, this would drive his price up. I have to be honest, but NL West teams seem like the last lot that should be getting involved for Manny. Can you imagine Manny chasing down gappers at Petco, Chavez Ravine, Coors and whatever the name of that gem the Giants play in is these days? His defense will be atrocious, rendering him a very good player and not the great one so many who want to ignore defense believe he is.
As far as being close on Drew, this is a very good thing folks. He’s a fantastic all-around baseball player.