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Originally Posted by Lastplaneout
SI is reporting that the Sox and Drew are getting close to a deal that will easily eclipse the one he walked away from in LA.
Personally, I don't like it. Unless the Sox are into buyer's remorse, this just isn't the offseason to be gambling on an outfielder with lots of health question marks. In fact, re-signing Trot is sounding more and more tempting all the time- he could turn out to be a bargain and the Sox wouldn't lose a first-round draft pick.
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Not to sound rude, but Trot Nixon has averaged 95 games over the last three seasons. And his RC/27 over the last four seasons are in an alarming state of decline:
2003: 8.66
2004: 7.32
2005: 5.66
2006: 5.02
2007: You don't want to find out
I love Trot. but he turns 33 in April and isn't the type of player who has the broad-based skill set that lends itself to aging well. Heck, he's barely half the player over the last two seasons that he was in 2003. If he opens the season as Boston's starting RF, then I'd be pretty worried about the Red Sox front office.