FSU Baseball Retro Look Back: J.D. Drew

J.D. Drew is arguably one of the best players to ever play baseball at FSU. At Florida State, he was the winner of the 1997 Golden Spikes Award, the 1997 Dick Howser Trophy, and was named the 1997 Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year, the 1997 Sporting News Player of the Year, and was a consensus All-American (1997). He also was named the 1997 ACC Player of the Year. He was a 1996 member of Team USA. Drew was First Team All-ACC and All-American in 1996, Freshman All-American in 1995 and was named to the College World Series All Tournament Team in 1995. He was the first player in college baseball history to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in the same season. He set a Florida State record by batting .455 in 1997 while managing to become one of only three players in college baseball history to have 100 hits, 100 runs and 100 RBIs. During his college career, Drew broke 17 school and conference records.

J.D. Drew is now a right fielder for the Boston Red Sox. He is a left-handed hitter, and began his major league career in 1998 with the St. Louis Cardinals. Late on November 9, 2006, he opted out of his contract with the Dodgers with three years remaining.The Boston Red Sox deal was finally signed on January 25, 2007, and totaled $70,000,000.