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Posted by Emily on 2/27/2006, 12:12 am Drew said he is throwing 150 feet with long toss and has been hitting off a tee. He closely watched the offseason activity in the front office and likes the result. "You wonder what direction it would head, but from what I've seen, everything is positive in the approach for a quality team on the field," Drew said. "We've added guys with proven production -- Nomar [Garciaparra], Kenny [Lofton], Rafael [Furcal]. This will be fun. I got excited about it." Drew said he'd still like to play center field, but won't press the issue with the arrival of Lofton. He also said he liked the choice of manager, Grady Little, and wished former teammate Milton Bradley luck in Oakland. "I hope good things come out of a tough situation," he said. "I never had anything against him. He's a really good guy at heart. I hope he finds himself in a good situation over there." Drew was a No. 3 hitter on last year's team, but the acquisition of Garciaparra would allow Little to split up left-handed hitters Drew and Lofton by batting Garciaparra third and Drew fifth, sandwiched around cleanup hitter Jeff Kent. Robles reconsiders: Oscar Robles, anticipating a challenge to his roster spot by Ramon Martinez, has decided not to participate for the Mexican national team in the World Baseball Classic. "This is a tough decision because I want to represent Mexico and if I had [a spot on the Dodgers clinched], it would be different," said Robles. "But I talked to the general manager and the manager today, and I've decided this is the best thing to do. I signed in 1994. It took me until 2005 to make it to the Major Leagues, and I want to stay." Robles was one of the most pleasant surprises of 2005. He barely missed making the club out of Spring Training, was returned to the Mexican League, then was re-purchased in May as an injury fill-in. He went on to start 49 games at shortstop and 31 at third base, and after July 1 led the club in at-bats and hits. However, he said he was concerned that the new management team might not be completely familiar with his game, and that his chances of keeping his job would improve if he remained in camp so they could watch him play.
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VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Outfielder J.D. Drew, still celebrating the arrival of a healthy first child last weekend, is hoping to be a healthy dad in 2006.
Drew, whose immense ability has been hampered by an injury-plagued career, joined workouts Friday. He said he won't immediately cut loose with throws after undergoing shoulder surgery, but he's fully healed from wrist surgery.
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