McAdam: Drew Has left the Building

Former Projo columnist Sean McAdam, appearing on 98.5 the Sports Hub's Toucher and Rich show (the greatest radio show going), stated that the rumblings around the Red Sox front office is that Sox rightfielder JD Drew has mentally checked out as he nears the end of his tenure with the team. McAdam also revealed and Sox Manager Terry Francona later confirmed that Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez will now shift to right, replacing Drew rather than injured leftfielder Carl Crawford in left, during the Sox' upcoming interleague roadtrip. Drew's never been popular here in Boston, but the guys has clearly figured out and has clearly illustrated the last five years that baseball's salary structure is a joke. Aside from personal embarrassment, if some schmuck guaranteed to pay you $14.5 million a year and couldn't pull out no matter how bad you sucked or how many times you made up injuries to take the night off how much effort do you think you'd put into your job?