http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/12/14/bay-and-the-sox-had-a-deal-in-place-last-summer/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Wed, 22 May 2013 07:42:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/12/14/bay-and-the-sox-had-a-deal-in-place-last-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-16283 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:51:44 +0000 http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=2761#comment-16283 Absolutely Jamie. I don’t think that the Red Sox should pay Bay what he wants just because they need a power-hitting LF. But as a Yankee fan, I’m definitely not sad to see him go in the short term. Of course I’d love an aging Bay getting paid $18million to be clogging up their DH spot in a couple of years….
Even if it’s one year hiatus where the Red Sox lineup is not very scary, that’s good enough for me!

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/12/14/bay-and-the-sox-had-a-deal-in-place-last-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-16282 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:28:29 +0000 http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=2761#comment-16282 Eight figures for a guy who will strike out 160 times and is the streakiest hitter since Jack Clark? See ya. And no, the Mets should not sign him either.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/12/14/bay-and-the-sox-had-a-deal-in-place-last-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-16281 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:08:51 +0000 http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=2761#comment-16281 Bay was pretty big for the Sox last year. The problem with going after free agents in NY and Boston is that some free agents, despite their talent, can’t handle the NYC/Boston media. When you find someone who can handle the spotlight AND play at a high level, you hold on to them. Letting Bay go is a mistake.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/12/14/bay-and-the-sox-had-a-deal-in-place-last-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-16280 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:34:44 +0000 http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=2761#comment-16280 …but there will be better players available as soon as next year, and I’m sure the Sox would hate to miss out on them because they’re paying Jason Bay $18 mil a year to play baseball’s most replaceable position.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/12/14/bay-and-the-sox-had-a-deal-in-place-last-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-16279 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:01:31 +0000 http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=2761#comment-16279 On the other hand, there aren’t a lot of other better players available. As a Yankee fan, I enjoy this because I don’t see the Sox ponying up the dough for Holliday. If they don’t go with either of them, there isn’t an elite bat available. Right now that lineup isn’t scaring anybody.
Of course the Red Sox have crazy depth in the minors that they can trade from, so who knows what they end up getting for LF…..

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