Stephen Drew receiving interest from handful of teams
Jul 19, 2012, 4:37 PM | Updated: 8:44 pm
Stephen Drew’s days as an Arizona Diamondback may be
numbered.
According to FoxSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal and Jon
Morosi, the shortstop is drawing interest from a
handful of teams.
The Pirates, Red Sox and Tigers are among the teams
interested in Drew, according to major-league sources.
However, ESPN’s Buster Olney tweeted the Red Sox and
Pirates are not in on the Drew sweepstakes.
Source: Contrary to
report, Red Sox have not spoken to Arizona about Stephen
Drew at all.— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) July 19,
2012
Source: The Pirates
have had no conversations with the Diamondbacks about
Stephen Drew.— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) July 19,
2012
Drew is hitting .192 this season, though he seems to be
moving well after returning from a gruesome ankle injury
suffered last season.
The 29-year-old likely will not have his $10 million
option picked up by the D-backs next season, which would
in turn make him a free agent. Knowing that, the D-backs
may be motivated to get something for Drew now rather than
let him walk for nothing.
Without Drew the D-backs could start a combination of
Willie Bloomquist and John McDonald at shortstop.