Sox to talk extension with Bay

[BSN07]

According to Tony Massarotti of the Boston Globe, the Red Sox plan to discuss a contract extension with outfielder Jason Bay before the season begins but after the remaining big-name free agent outfielders sign. The depressed free agent market could lead to a reasonably-priced extension for Bay, if he's willing. Bay signed a four-year deal in '05 to cover his arbitration years.

 

Bay's agent may advise his client to test the 2009-10 free agent market; he'd be among the best available hitters.

 

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2009/01/sox_will_wait_o.html

[Cocos Disciples]

I approve!

[redsoxrules]

I wonder if 5/75 is enough to lock him

[diony]

Good luck with that. He'd be one of the best available hitters on next year market.

[example1]

Good luck with that. He'd be one of the best available hitters on next year market.

 

Yeah, and with the competitive back-and-forth we have seen for Adam Dunn we should expect him to be gone right away...

 

Bay strikes me as a good guy who wants to play in a city that wants him. Let's hope he's reasonable enough to take a nice, fat extension and patrol LF for the rest of his prime-career for the Sox.

[jacksonianmarch]

Bay is a more complete hitter and fielder than Dunn.

[WhiskeyBreath]

I wonder if 5/75 is enough to lock him

 

I think he would take that and run.

[diony]

Yeah, and with the competitive back-and-forth we have seen for Adam Dunn we should expect him to be gone right away...

 

Dunn is a DH. A player without a position to play.

 

Bay hits for average, power, is a good fielder and decent baserunner.

 

Dunn only hits for power, and doesn't likes baseball.

[The Bloody Sox]

I'm glad that management is trying to get this one through. Jason Bay has been great for us and I think he enjoyed playing here last year.

[example1]

Dunn is a DH. A player without a position to play.

 

Bay hits for average, power, is a good fielder and decent baserunner.

 

Dunn only hits for power, and doesn't likes baseball.

 

Bay is a better player, no doubt. Dunn was just an example of a top-ish FA who is available and getting no interest because there's virtually no teams who want to spend money. Maybe Manny is a better example, or Abreu. The rest of the league doesn't seem too interested in spending 12-15m on a player. I would think the teams that might be interested and financially sound enough to do so would be teams like the Mets, Red Sox, Yankees, Dodgers, Angels and Cubs. Maybe a few more, but there really aren't a lot of big time players for big time players.

 

Personally, I think there's a good chance that Bay stays in Boston and that they strive to sign him to a 4 year deal.

[BSN07]

I think he re ups for something in the 4-5 yr 12-14m range.

[Dojji]

Not really news per se, but I'm glad we're seeing confirmation of what I already had every reason to believe they've been doing all offseason.

[BoSox21]

these extensions seem to come out of nowhere, like the Pedroia one for example

[Johnny_RedSox]

i hope we get this done....

[larcha]

I always loved Jason Bay

[larcha]

Problem was, I didn't watch him when he played for the last place pirates

[Cocos Disciples]

So, you didn't always love him?

[redsoxrules]

LOL