Omar Minaya vs. Himself -- Mets Lose
Written by Mike Mariano   
Thursday, 17 December 2009 12:02

All word out of the Jason Bay contract discussions indicate that the Mets are the front-runner to sign the former-Red Sox outfielder, in fact they may be the only runner at all.  The Mets have reported offered Bay a four year deal, but he's holding fast for something in the five year range.  The Mets have put together a five-year package also, but this new deal reportedly equals a four-year package in value. Essentially, the Mets are bidding against themselves for Bay's services, which is normally a good thing.  However, you can't count on that with Omar Minaya involved.

Omar's approval rating in New York is not very high right now and if he fumbles this one, things will only get hairier.  Mike Vaccaro (NYPost) writes that this is a classic case of the Mets targeting the wrong kind of free agent and that Jason Bay makes another in a long line of Bobby Bonillas and Kevin Appiers.  Harsh to JayBay, but in my opinion, very true.  Top tier free agents aren't always fiscally possible to sign, however signing the lesser guys to massive contracts rarely ends well.  Matt demonstrated his mild approval last week and, but I disagree with him.  Jason Bay would be a mistake for the Mets, which is exactly while they'll sign him.



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written by Matt Ryan, December 17, 2009
I still think Matt Holliday is a much better option than Bay. Younger, more athletic. But all indications are that Holliday will resign in St. Louis. And if thats the case, getting Bay for 4 years would be a huge win.

If signing a 36 year old Ibanez to a 3 year deal is a good move, than Bay for 4 is fantastic. Although I do have serious questions about his defense.
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written by Benny B, December 17, 2009
Bay has not been offered 5 years yet:

http://www.metsblog.com/2009/12/17/buzz-mets-have-not-offered-five-years-to-bay/
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written by TeamToBeatMike, December 17, 2009
I was against the Ibanez deal at the time, it just happened to work out in year 1

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