Okay, so the other day I was thinking about old baseball players, you know, just randomly. And J.D. Drew popped into my head. Remember him? Smooth swing, played for some big teams. It got me curious, like, how much money did that guy end up with after his career?
So, I did what most folks do, I guess. Grabbed my phone, opened up a browser, and typed in something like “J.D. Drew net worth”. You know the drill. A whole list of websites appeared, all claiming to have the answer.
Here’s where it got a bit messy.
The first site I clicked, maybe one of those celebrity finance places, threw out a number. Let’s say it was around $50 million, give or take. Sounded plausible, he played for a long time, signed some decent contracts, especially that Red Sox one.
But then, I clicked another link. This one had a slightly different figure. Maybe closer to $55 million or even $60 million. Then a third site, looked a bit sketchier, had a number that seemed way off. It makes you wonder where they even get this stuff. Do they just guess? It feels like that sometimes.
Trying to piece it together
I started thinking about his actual career. He was a top draft pick, had that holdout situation early on, which probably told you he knew his value. Played for the Cardinals, Dodgers, Red Sox… won a World Series with Boston. That usually comes with some nice paychecks.
- Drafted high
- Played for major teams
- Big contract with Boston
- World Series champ
All that adds up, for sure. But salary is just one part of it, isn’t it? Did he have big endorsement deals? Probably not like some of the mega-stars, but maybe some local stuff? And then investments after retiring? Who knows. These websites don’t usually break that down. They just give you a number like it’s gospel.
It reminded me of trying to figure out my own retirement savings projection a while back. You plug numbers into a calculator, feels solid, then you read something else or talk to someone, and suddenly the whole picture changes. It’s like trying to grab smoke. You see it, but you can’t quite hold onto a definite answer.
So, after clicking around for maybe ten minutes, did I find a definitive, 100% accurate number for J.D. Drew’s net worth? Nah. Not really. You see a range, usually somewhere between $50 million and maybe $60 million seems to be the common ballpark people throw around online.
My takeaway? He definitely did well for himself. Made a lot of money playing baseball, probably enough to be very comfortable. Getting an exact figure down to the last dollar from a quick internet search? Forget about it. But it was an interesting little rabbit hole to go down for a bit.
