Report: Yankees acquire Stephen Drew from the Red Sox

In a surprising trade between hated rivals, the New York Yankees have acquired veteran shortstop Stephen Drew in a trade with the Boston Red Sox.

According to ESPN's Buster Olney, the deal was just finalized:

Done deal: Stephen Drew to the Yankees, as @GordonEdes mentioned.

— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) July 31, 2014

After re-signing with the Red Sox just under two months ago, Drew has hit .176/.255/.328 in 39 games (131 at-bats).

The interesting part of this scenario has to do with 2015 and beyond. It is likely that the New York Yankees could be tabbing Drew as the heir apparent to Derek Jeter at shortstop, along with using him as