And Finally

As we all know, the J.D. Drew deal has finally been finalized. They sure took their sweet time getting it done. What does the deal say? He gets at least $42 million over three years, with the possibility of $70 million over five years should his surgically-repaired right shoulder hold up. And that was what took so long. Drew had this to say about his shoulder:

‘‘The thing from my standpoint was that (the Red Sox) realized I had shoulder surgery and wanted to make sure that everything was upheld the way they wanted it to. I don’t think it was anything major. It was just one of those situations when you look at a guy who had shoulder surgery, you want to make sure that things are where they are and he’s going to be healthy. I was very up front and felt that my shoulder’s in great condition and is only getting better ...I know the surgery I had and the type of surgery that I had (holes were drilled in the shoulder blade to promote cartilage growth), they looked into that because ... I don’t know if it’s necessarily a newer surgery, but the kind of surgery it was maybe threw up a red flag.’’

I'm going to be optimistic and say he won't get hurt this season. But if he does, then by law Trot Nixon will have an injury-free season, because that's just how things go in Boston.

Well, at least it's done and we can focus on something else. Like the fact that there are only 66 days until the season begins. And how Fenway Park looks like a mess, but will in fact be ready to go by Opening Day:


And we can continue to wonder who our new closer will be. That, of course, is the number one thing on my mind, and probably all of RSN's. I'm still betting on Craig Hansen, if he can step it up.