Terry Collins: Jason Bay will “absolutely” be a starter when he returns from DL
May 16, 2012, 12:48 PM EDT
AP Left field fill-in Kirk Nieuwenhuis has played so well that there’s been some speculation about Jason Bay returning from the disabled list as a part-time player, but Mets manager Terry Collins squashed that talk.
Collins told Anthony McCarron of the New York Daily News that Bay will “absolutely” be a starter once he’s healthy because “he didn’t come here to be an extra player.”
Bay hasn’t played since April 23 and isn’t yet close to returning from a fractured rib, so it’s a moot point for now and by the time he’s ready to return Nieuwenhuis may have come back down to earth somewhat anyway. So far he’s hitting .294 with a .370 on-base percentage in 35 games.
In fairness to Bay he was fairly productive in 15 games before the injury, posting a .776 OPS that nearly matches Nieuwenhuis’ mark of .782. And of course he’s making $16 million this season with another $16 million due in 2013.
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- redguy12588 - May 16, 2012 at 12:51 PM
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The Mets are paying Bay $16M a year?
HAHAHAHAHAHAH
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- bennyblanco1 - May 17, 2012 at 9:27 AM
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Is this really the first time you learned that fact? Or you just wanted to show how funny you think it is?
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- ezthinking - May 16, 2012 at 1:01 PM
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and the Red Sox are paying Lackey $16 mil and Crawford $20 mil this season. HAHAHAHAHHAHAH
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- brokea$$lovesmesomeme - May 16, 2012 at 1:24 PM
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This should put them over the top
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- kvschnitz - May 16, 2012 at 3:05 PM
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Easy solution: Sit Andres Torres because he’s a real 4th outfielder.
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- Spiro Agnew - May 16, 2012 at 8:41 PM
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Letting the amount of money a player earns affect your decision to play him is ridiculous.
