The Boston Red Sox have signed shortstop Stephen Drew to a
one-year, $9.5 million contract, reports Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. Drew’s new
deal with the Red Sox includes $500,000 in performance bonuses, adds Buster
Olney of ESPN.
Drew gets $9.5M salary. #redsox
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) December 17, 2012
Stephen Drew gets $500K in performance bonuses, to go along with $9.5 million salary, in his agreement with the Red Sox.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) December 17, 2012
The Red Sox view Drew as a one-year stopgap at shortstop to
provide prospect Jose Iglesias additional time to develop. While Iglesias’ glove
is already viewed as major league-ready, he has struggled at the plate.
Drew got off to a rough start last season with the Arizona
Diamondbacks, but performed better once he was traded to the Oakland Athletics.
The 29-year-old hit .250/.326/.382 over 152 at-bats for the A’s, and he owns a
line of .265/.328/.433 over seven seasons at the major league level.
Drew marks the latest significant offseason addition of the
Red Sox, who have also signed outfielder Shane Victorino, right-hander Ryan
Dempster and catcher David Ross. Boston is also working toward a deal with
catcher/first baseman Mike Napoli.
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