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Yankees 2017 Potential Free Agent Target: Stephen Drew

The Stephen Drew Experience was not a great time for Yankees fans. Brought over at the 2014 trade deadline with the expectation that he would at least be better than the last gasps of Brian Roberts, the shortstop-turned-second baseman was absolutely atrocious with a 34 wRC+ in 46 games.

The Yankees hoped that Drew’s dismal 2014 was a fluke caused by his absence from the majors through early June due to free agent compensation-related issues. So they re-signed him for 2015. He improved... to a stat line of .201/.271/.381 with a 76 wRC+ in 131 games, slightly worse than 2014 Roberts.