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          Boras: 5-6 teams 'actively' weighing Drew

          • Adam Rubin, ESPN Staff WriterJan 13, 2014, 08:53 AM ET
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          Stephen Drew

          Stephen Drew

          #7 SS
          Boston Red Sox

          2013 STATS

          • GM124

          • HR13

          • RBI67

          • R57

          • OBP.333

          • AVG.253

          No suitors for free-agent shortstop Stephen Drew besides the casual interest from the Mets and Boston Red Sox?

          Not true, says agent Scott Boras.

          “There are five or six teams who I have actively talked to concerning Stephen,” Boras told the Boston Globe. “Ben [Cherington, the Red Sox GM] and I have continued our dialogue and will continue to talk.

          “I tell my clients all the time that free agency is a long process. It just doesn’t end at Christmas. It’s a January, February, and even a March process. Teams assess their needs, explore their trade options, and when things finally settle there’s still a free agent market for them to turn to. Ask the Red Sox what Stephen meant to their team.”