Red Sox undecided on Stephen Drew

A team source told WEEI.com Thursday that the Red Sox "haven't closed the door" on bringing back shortstop Stephen Drew for 2012, contradicting an earlier report from ESPN.com that Drew wouldn't return because of the Red Sox's unwillingness to make a multi-year offer.

Drew signed a one-year, $9.5 million deal with the Red Sox last offseason but rejected a $14.1 million qualifying offer earlier in November. Agent Scott Boras seems motivated to get his client a multi-year deal this time around.

"The idea of Stephen is a top-five defensive player, and offensively his OPS is fourth among shortstops," Boras said Wednesday. "He provides a lot of player. Is very, very sure-handed. And wherever Stephen Drew goes he ends up in the playoffs."

The Yankees met with Boras Wednesday but are more in the market for a fallback option than a surefire starter at shortstop.