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[[File:Drew cropped.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Drew in 2002]]
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In December 2004, Drew signed a five-year, $55 million contract with the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1951346|title= Dodgers move quickly after killing Unit deal|access-date=2008-08-28 |work=[[ESPN.com]]}}</ref> which included an escape clause after the second year. Roughly halfway through the 2005 season, Drew's season was again cut short after being hit on the wrist by a pitch from [[Arizona Diamondbacks]]' pitcher [[Brad Halsey]].
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In 2006, Drew exercised his contract opt-out clause, forgoing $33 million over the next 3 years to become a [[free agent]]. The Dodgers' General Manager [[Ned Colletti]] said in a teleconference that he was "surprised how it came down. Everything we had heard, everything that had been written led us to believe the player loved being here."<ref>{{cite news|title=Dodgers' J. D. Drew Opts for Free Agency |url=https://www.forbes.com/business/feeds/ap/2006/11/09/ap3161812.html|agency= Associated Press |last=Nadel| first=John| work= forbes.com| access-date=2006-11-10|date=2006-11-09}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010 |bot=H3llBot}}</ref> This was especially a surprise because a few days before, Drew had told an ''[[LA Times]]'' columnist on how happy he was in LA and that he was looking forward to the upcoming 2007 season. Drew had a very good season, batting .284 with 20 home runs and 100 RBIs.
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