Bay Signs w/Mets?

[JTWood]

WFAN's Mike Francesa says the Mets will announce a Jason Bay signing early next week, if his physical checks out. Francesa's report also included previously-known info about Bengie Molina seeking three years and the Mets offering one plus a vesting option.

It's a strange way for news of a major agreement to break, though Francesa did not use the word "agreement." It's also strange that Francesa would sit on this news for a full day and make the announcement with no enthusiasm.

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[GiantsFan14]

if bay signs with the mets, who is left other than the cardinals that have expressed serious interest in holliday?

[DaSh 1s]

Rotoworld is reporting it pending a physical

[RedSoxNation04]

Very interesting...

[bigh0rt]

Didn't Bay say a few weeks ago that he'd rather play in Beirut than Queens?

[B-Chad]

Gotta believe this hurts Bay's value somewhat significantly as Citi plays pretty large. Good pieces around him though (if they stay healthy) so he may still be able to post decent run and rbi totals.

[Grounded Polo]

This deal is pretty acceptable to me as a Mets fan. We didn't give him 5 years, held him to 4 and hopefully he won't tail off drastically. We needed to make a splash for a power bat to get last year's debacle off our minds.

I'm not surprised, the Mets usually get their man of the FA market.

[DaSh 1s]

This deal is pretty acceptable to me as a Mets fan. We didn't give him 5 years, held him to 4 and hopefully he won't tail off drastically. We needed to make a splash for a power bat to get last year's debacle off our minds.

I'm not surprised, the Mets usually get their man of the FA market.

David Wrights SLG dropped from .534 to .447 last year. Nearly 100 points. I dunon if it was Citi or just David Wright

Bay was ranked second to last defensively in terms of defense for full time LFer’s last year and that was with the Green Monster:
http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?p ... 09&month=0

I mean, if Citi lowers Bay’s SLG drastically like Wright’s, and Citi’s giant LF only exploits his defense even more, is he really even a 15 million dollar player for the next four years? 15 million is a awful lot for Bay. I like Bay a lot but I dunno if he is the right player for the Mets and for that type of contract. He is half the play Holliday is, and Matt is looking at a 18 million AAV now. I just don’t understand, why Omar chose to pay Bay over Holliday

[Grounded Polo]

I wanted Holliday much, much more than Bay, he's a far better player, willing to pony up for. I wouldn't be surprised to see Holliday go at a discount with the Mets out of the picture. The Mets weren't bidding against themselves anymore either, at least makes it easier to rationalize unlike say, Ollie Perez. Bay's defense is horrendous but making sure Daniel Murphy does not lead the team in home runs again is the top priority here.

[wrveres]

welcome to chiti field, where homeruns go to die.

Petco East!.

If this doesn't drop Bay 50 slots in your rankings, i am not sure what you are ranking.