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| Height: 6-2
Weight: 200
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Sep 20, 1978, Trail, BC Contract: Signed through 2009 |
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January 22, 2010 Jason Bay has "no regrets" about spurning the Red Sox to sign with the Mets, according to WEEI. Our View:And it doesn't sound like he should, either. Bay says that last summer he and the Red Sox had actually agreed to a four-year, $60 million extension, with only a physical standing between the deal being finalized. That's, of course, where things fell apart. The team became concerned with his knee and shoulder, and instead offered a two-year deal with two one-year options. They also wanted him to undergo offseason knee surgery, which Bay says was strange, since "I wasn't hurt." It sounds like he made the best decision for his long-term future by signing with the Mets. |
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January 4, 2010 Updating an earlier item, Jason Bay has passed his physical with the New York Mets, making his four-year, $66 million deal (with a vesting fifth-year option) official, according to Brad Como of SNY. Our View:As should have been expected all along. Fears of Bay not passing his physical were always seemingly overblown by the famously frantic and fickle New York media, and even if there had been a problem, the Mets probably would have made the deal go through anyways. Now what people need to be worried about is how Bay plans to thrive on defense in Citi Field's cavernous left field, and how he plans to hit home runs over its distant wall. |
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January 4, 2010 Jason Bay's knees and shoulders will be a "point of emphasis" during his physical for the Mets on Monday, according to the New York Post. Our View:His shoulders are what is believed to have scared the Red Sox away from retaining him. Considering he's hit 67 home runs the past two seasons, here's guessing he'll be given a clean bill of health. |
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January 3, 2010 According to Jon Heyman on Twitter, Jason Bay is scheduled to undergo his extensive physical with the Mets on Monday. Our View:Bay's four-year $66 million deal won't go into effect if he fails the physical. The Mets are planning to look very closely at his wrists, ankles and shoulders, but there is no reason to think he won't pass. He averaged 153 games played the last two seasons. |