Player Profile - JD Drew

A left-handed hitter who can spray the ball to all fields, Drew should be able to take advantage of the dimensions at Fenway Park. Fenway’s park factor for HR was 0.727 last year, but it is usually around 0.8, while Dodger Stadium has a HR factor just above 1.000. Don’t expect Drew to top 25 home runs, even if he plays a full season in 2007. However, the Green Monster gave a nice 2B factor of 1.368 in 2006 (it was 1.019 for Dodger Stadium), so that should translate into a ton of doubles for Drew. It is likely that he will have to adjust to the American League style of pitching, which generally relies on more power and less breaking stuff.