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| Source: Bay to sign with Mets | 12.29.09 at 2:24 pm ET |
WEEI.com’s Alex Speier has confirmed via a major league baseball source that free agent outfielder Jason Bay has agreed to a four-year deal with the New York Mets worth $66 million. The deal also includes a vesting option for a fifth year that could bring the worth of the package over $80 million. According to the source, the fifth-year option was part of the original proposal presented by the Mets. The deal won’t be finalized until early next week, as Bay still has to pass the physical administered by the Mets.
WFAN’s Mike Francesa was first to report the agreement. Although the Red Sox were talking internally about adjusting their organizational budget to potentially make another run at Bay, it has been believed that the Mets were the only team with an offer in vicinity of what Bay was looking for.
If Bay does land with the Mets, the Red Sox will receive New York’s second-round pick in the 2010 amateur draft along with a supplemental pick as NY’s first-round pick (No. 7 overall) is protected since no team with a pick within the draft’s top 15 selections is subject to losing it via the signing of a Type A free agent.
To listen to the audio of Francesa’s report click here.
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December 29th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
Too bad he’s heading to a very bad team. He had it quite well in Boston and the money difference isn’t significant enough to accept the Met’s offer. The real estate in left field you’ll have to cover in New York is vastly bigger and requires more athleticism than Bay can give for a whole season. Good Luck in New York you’ll be missed in Boston.
December 29th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
what i dont understand why is he going in that ball park david wright is a 35 homerun hitter just like bay and look at his statistics this year they went dramatically down so why are the mets signing bay cause the only thing he offers is going to go down dramatically after playing in that ball park
December 29th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
u no nothin fool bay is amazin so amazin and wright a monsta
December 29th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Well put. Thank you for your “amazin” statistical analysis TJK981Knows nothin! Though, I’m going to need disagree with your statement. I think David Wright is a great player, but it was sad that he had such a drop in his power numbers last year in the abyss that is Citi Field. The facts are simple here. Jason Bay was beloved in Boston and due to the selfishness of both he and his agent he is going to end up in a ballpark that will dwindle his production at the plate and showcase his defensive shortcomings. Hopefully, Jason Bay will find being Rick-rolled at Citi Field as enjoyable an experience as winning a World Series with the Red Sox.
December 29th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Good bye Jason hope the national league has forgotten by now that you can’t hit a curve ball so you can get along there in NY… and maybe get a bigger glove so you can get to those balls not close to the gap that you just couldn’t get too. After a year the AL had you figured out so back to the lesser circuit (where the pitchers get behind more often so they can’t throw as many curves) may help you for another year or so.
December 29th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
Thanks for what you did here in Boston, JayBay. Now here’s hoping that extra 6 mil eases the pain of playing for a team heading in the wrong direction.
December 29th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
Sorry to see you go Jason but you will love hitting in the Abyss!Your batting average will be less than last years,your homers will be down, and as for the post season there won’t be one unless you like watching the rest of baseball on TV.You and Your agent made a tactical error thinking the Sox were going to give you more than you were worth!They gave you what I considered a very good contract offer,your agent laughed at them and decided too move on,so you will stink in NY the place that carves up high priced ballplayers who don’t produce up to expectations!!! Good luck with that….You should have fired your agent.
December 29th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
why would the mets sign bay whats the upside aside from fenway his feilding sucks he isnt speedy his average is low how many homeruns will he hit in mets ball park and what will he have a decent OBP’S bad move on the mets be half
December 29th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
What a FOOL!!!
December 29th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
Jason is just another foolish greedy athlete. I thought he was different. He had the park he had the fans he had the contending club but alas the money won out, that’s all it’s about……the money. The Sox’ offense will suffer but maybe Theo has something up his sleeve. Let’s hope so.