Comments on: Athletics acquire Stephen Drew from Diamondbacks http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/21/athletics-acquire-stephen-drew-from-diamondbacks/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: biasedhomer http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/21/athletics-acquire-stephen-drew-from-diamondbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-351009 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:44:50 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=193891#comment-351009 Drew is not even a top 10 SS.

]]> By: jonirocit http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/21/athletics-acquire-stephen-drew-from-diamondbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-350906 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:25:34 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=193891#comment-350906 Not top 5 but he will be a decent player and darn near risk free so great move.

]]> By: geoknows http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/21/athletics-acquire-stephen-drew-from-diamondbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-350868 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:55:09 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=193891#comment-350868 Addison Russell is 18 years old. You think he’s going to be ready next year when Drew is gone?

]]> By: spol85 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/21/athletics-acquire-stephen-drew-from-diamondbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-350829 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:15:11 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=193891#comment-350829 Every top 5 shortstop is given away for a minor leaguer batting in the .230s. Arizona is still in contention for a wildcard birth and they gave up on Drew. Hell, he has had trouble holding off Willie Bloomquist for the starting SS spot. Does that make Bloomquist a top 5 guy also?

]]> By: rooney24 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/21/athletics-acquire-stephen-drew-from-diamondbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-350814 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:03:23 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=193891#comment-350814 Not trying to sarcastic, but legitimately asking here – but, am I the only one that gets annoyed when people post “There, I finished it for you” or “I fixed it for you” on the end of their posts? To me, it sounds incredibly pompous. But, maybe I am in the minority. Honestly, let me know with thumbs up if that annoys you also, or thumbs down if I should just accept that as standard protocol.

]]> By: stlouis1baseball http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/21/athletics-acquire-stephen-drew-from-diamondbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-350783 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:15:58 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=193891#comment-350783 No doubt…ANY top five list has to include Asdrubal.
Hell…right now (as a biased Cardinals fan) I would choose Rafael Furcal over Stephen Drew.

]]> By: Alex K http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/21/athletics-acquire-stephen-drew-from-diamondbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-350764 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:41:53 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=193891#comment-350764 Hanley is playing SS again, too. And he’s hitting in the tiny amount of PA that’s he’s been with the Dodgers. I think he’s better than Drew.

]]> By: paperlions http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/21/athletics-acquire-stephen-drew-from-diamondbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-350741 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:03:58 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=193891#comment-350741 And Starlin Castro, and Asdrubal….and probably a bunch of other guys. At this point, he’s probably an average SS if (big if) the ankle is healthy.

]]> By: dbldmr http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/21/athletics-acquire-stephen-drew-from-diamondbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-350736 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:52:56 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=193891#comment-350736 Yeah, let’s throw Elvis Andrus in there also.

]]> By: spol85 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/21/athletics-acquire-stephen-drew-from-diamondbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-350731 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:51:29 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=193891#comment-350731 In no particular order:
Jose Reyes
Troy Tulowitzki
Derek Jeter
Starlin Castro
Ian Desmond

Which of these guys is Stephen Drew even remotely close to? I know there are plenty of others out there that I didnt mention. I doubt Drew would make the top 20 let alone the top 5.

]]> By: baseballisboring http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/21/athletics-acquire-stephen-drew-from-diamondbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-350726 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:44:36 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=193891#comment-350726 …top 5? Based on what!?

]]> By: delchef9 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/21/athletics-acquire-stephen-drew-from-diamondbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-350710 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 06:45:19 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=193891#comment-350710 I thought they aquired Stephen Drew?? My bad….Glad to here they got a top 5 SS instead thats great for them!!

]]> By: hittfamily http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/21/athletics-acquire-stephen-drew-from-diamondbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-350709 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 06:00:22 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=193891#comment-350709 To be fair…..
What is fair about only showing his last 40 games. If you want “to be fair”, they acquired a top 5 SS for nothing. There. I finished it for you.

]]> By: hcf95688 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/21/athletics-acquire-stephen-drew-from-diamondbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-350707 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 05:13:20 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=193891#comment-350707 Hopefully, Drew provides a solid bridge from the Cliff Pennington era to the Russell Addison era.

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