February 19	Drew sprained his left ankle during a voluntary workout on Monday. X-rays were negative, but he is expected to miss three to seven days.
February 20	Drew returned to camp one day after spraining his ankle but he did not participate in a voluntary workout. Tony La Russa is hoping he can resume most activities tomorrow.
February 22	Drew participated fully in Thursday's workout, three days after spraining his ankle. Drew should be fully ready to participate in exhibiiton games.
March 4	Drew sprained his ankle. He aggravated the ankle during a Sunday morning workout. He was scheduled to undergo an MRI on Monday.
March 5	An examination of Drew's left ankle confirmed that he aggravated an ankle sprain on Sunday. He may return to limited action this weekend, and he may be fitted for an air cast that would be worn during games.
March 8	Drew (ankle) returned to action on Friday, going one-for-two.
March 22	J.D. Drew left Thursday's exhibition game with a sore right knee, but said the injury wasn't serious. "It was ... just precautionary," Drew said. "I want to be 100 percent when the season opens."
April 22	Drew sat out Sunday's game because of a sore right knee. He said "it [knee] should be ready" by the Cardinals' next game.
April 24	Drew (sore knee) was back in the Cardinals' lineup Tuesday after missing the previous game. He went 2-for-4 in the game and scored a run.
May 22	Drew, who's in a 1-for-15 slump, didn't start against left-hander Carlos Hernandez. Drew will likely return to the starting lineup on Wednesday.
May 29	Drew (neck) has missed two consecutive starts. His current status is day to day.
June 29	Drew has missed two consecutive starts due to a sore knee.
June 30	Drew was put on the 15-day disabled list (retroactive June 28) with patellar tendinitis in his right knee.
July 3	Drew took batting practice.
July 14	Drew returned to the line up as a pinch hitter and got an infield single. Drew said yesterday that he expects to undergo arthroscopic surgery during the offseason to repair his chronic patellar tendinitis. He also said a recent MRI showed a 33 percent tear.
July 16	Manager Tony La Russa and Drew will communicate on a daily basis about whether the outfielder needs a day off to rest his chronically tender knee for the rest of the season.
July 19	Drew will probably will miss an occasional game for the remainder of the year due to tendinitis in his right knee.