The big news in the world of baseball today is that Jason Bay is not returning to the Boston Red Sox but is signing with the New York Mets instead. This isn't exactly a shocker, the Mets have been portrayed as the front runner to land Bay the past few weeks. The shocker is the contract that Bay got from the Mets compared to what he turned down from the Red Sox.
The Red Sox offered Bay 4 years at $60 Million, a cool $15 Million per year. The Mets are giving Bay 4 years at $66 Million, which works out to $16.5 Million per year. Jason Bay will get an extra $1.5 Million per year to play for a team that hasn't made the playoffs since 2006 and lost 92 games in 2009. He could have stayed with the Red Sox for $1.5 Million less per year and been on a team that has been to the playoffs in 6 of the last 7 years and has won 2 World Series Titles in that time.
I don't get it. I can see if the Mets were offering him $5 or $6 Million more per season but to go from a championship caliber team to a cellar dweller for a mere 10% more in salary is ludicrous to me. Is Jason Bay that obsessed with money? If so, that is really sad.
On the plus side, I am ecstatic that he didn't end up with the Yankees. That is always my biggest fear as a Red Sox fan. In fact, so far, things seem to be going in the Sox favor for 2010. The Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay is gone to the National League - sweet! The Sox signed John Lackey without having to give away half our team or best prospects - sweet! The Mike Lowell to Texas trade fell through - double sweet!
Only 50 days until Red Sox pitchers and catchers report to Ft. Meyers on February 18, 2010.
Mood: Flabbergasted.
It's Ironic:
That local radio station Mix 107.3 airs commercials touting "Commercial free Mondays" on Mondays.
Song Of The Day:
"I'm noddin' my head like "Yeah!" Movin' my hips like "Yeah!""
-Party In The USA
Miley Cyrus
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2 comments:
Don't they make extra money for winning?
Some contracts have monetary incentives in them for All Star appearances, World Series MVP and so on. That is usually for older players who are past their prime though.
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