Whats wrong with Jason Bay?

[La mujer bonita]

Jason Bay is a solid ballplayer, but also one that will be very easy to overpay for. The fact is that he is a lifetime .280 hitter and strikeout machine who will turn 31 in September, and unless he starts roiding he will probably not significantly improve in that area. He is below average defensively. What is the upside of signing him to a monster contract for four or five years? I don't get it.

[TheKilo]

Let me just say it: He's no Manny Ramirez.

 

You and ryan are the same poster, right?

[pedroia_the_destroyah53]

I'm calling it now. In 3 weeks there will be at least one "lolwut" post in this thread.

 

lolwut.

 

Its damn near August, is it crazy that we are still dealing with this?

 

He is costing himself money.

[SCM33]

Well, it was a good month and a half.

 

Good luck with that big huge contract you are looking for.

 

With this economy, I am not sure what the going rate is for a .250 hitter, under 30 homers, under 100 RBIS, big time whiffing slugger.

 

If you continue this decline, you will be lucky to get a 3 year deal. What an absolutely horrific June/July.

 

Hit .211 5 homers, 25 RBIS, 56 K's in 175 AB's, 8 doubles. Sounds like a 18M/5 year deal to me. Gross.

[Mr Crunchy]

Too bad for Bay, he was having an MVP type year till the weather got warm.

This guy is killing us and between his 2 months of sucking, Ortiz and Drews inconsistancy and the drop in Youks #s we've been getting tortured by teams that dont belong on the same field as us.

[Dipre]

I still think this team's too good to be sucking the way it's SUCKING right now.

 

They'll put it all together and go on a hot streak again soon.

[Mr Crunchy]

Agreed and Im still good with the pitching

My only real concern is will we be able to score enuff runs to get into the playoffs.

The playoffs are suited for us but over the next two months it will be rather miserable if our 3-4-5 starters continue to get ko'd in the 5th inning and teams like Oakland manage 50 hits over 4 games.

This team is good on paper but we got 5 men in career long slumps and thats gotta change.

[Dipre]

Agreed and Im still good with the pitching

My only real concern is will we be able to score enuff runs to get into the playoffs.

The playoffs are suited for us but over the next two months it will be rather miserable if our 3-4-5 starters continue to get ko'd in the 5th inning and teams like Oakland manage 50 hits over 4 games.

This team is good on paper but we got 5 men in career long slumps and thats gotta change.

 

This man knows the truth and speaks it.

[Dojji]

I still think that if you give him enough time, Bay will turn it around. He's been too good over his career for me to think this is the real Jason Bay.

[Spudboy]

I still think that if you give him enough time' date=' Bay will turn it around. He's been too good over his career for me to think this is the real Jason Bay.[/quote']

 

Let's hope you are right. I believe that you are. My biggest concern with Bay is the seemingly alarming rate at which he strikes out. Is it possible pitchers have the book on him?

[Dipre]

Let's hope you are right. I believe that you are. My biggest concern with Bay is the seemingly alarming rate at which he strikes out. Is it possible pitchers have the book on him?

 

The slider low and away:

 

He needs to lay off of it.