Jason Bay To Sign with Mets
It’s not official, but according to Mike Francesa, Jason Bay will sign with the Mets.
Was it just a coincidence that Francesa’s announcement came a day after MetsToday pulled the Mets offer off the table?
Perhaps Omar Minaya will send a thank-you note for saving him a year and another $16M or so.
Comment away …
Castillo
Beltran
Bay
Wright
Francouer
Murphy
Blanco?
Substitute Murphy for Delgado, and that’s a damn fine lineup. But now look at this:
Santana, Pelfrey, Perez, Maine, Niese?
Really? This is the staff thats going to carry us through the Phillies, and into the playoffs? You must be joking… How nice would a gamble on Bedard and Sheets look in that mix? I think it’s our only options and we need to take em. NOW!!!
Delgado may be worth a minor league contract if he would take it, but at this point I wouldn’t count on him being any better than Murphy once you take the risk of down-time into account. I’d prefer Joe’s previous suggestion of trading for Cabrera and Willis.
I would like to see the sick individual out there who wouldn’t want Cabrera, but I just don’t think its at all realistic given how many better equipped teams would love to have him.
He’s a really good all-around ballplayer but there isn’t any room for him on the Mets — who, like it or not, are completely satisfied with Jeff Francoeur in RF — and the Orioles will never trade him as long as Peter Angelos owns the team.
Matt Cain would be great but I don’t see what the Mets have to offer in return. The Giants need bats and the Mets don’t have any to spare.
I’m thinking the best shot for the Mets is to get Bronson Arroyo or Aaron Harang in a salary dump deal.
I was hugely pro-Bay. I felt we could ndhave gone for Bay 2yrs ago. as it is the Mets can now put Bay behind Beltran in the lineup with Frenchy 6th. I like the comment by Joe that Bay replaces Murph in left….HUGE defensive upgrade…and I bet he wont run into beltran in CF.
It appears St Lou will offer Holliday 140M guaranteed. WOW.
I still believe Fmart will replace Beltran in CF in 2yrs…. And Nieuwenhuis I think could well be a future RF.
But gosh I would hate giving up Pelfrey in that trade. I understand money is not enough to take Zambrano and his contract, but do we really have to sell low on Pelfrey? It feels so classic bumbling Mets, trading away their potential for hope of victory. I wouldn’t make the deal with Pelfrey involved.