Newly signed New York Met Jason Bay received a four year $66 million deal. Some say that he is overrated and getting too much money. These people are wrong.
Numbers show the entire story.
33 HR, 107 RBI, 34 2B, 102 R, 12 SB, .280/.376/.519
Again, those are his 162 game averages—not his seasonal averages; Bay has played 162 games once over seven seasons.
If you put a guy in your lineup with those numbers, he will of course make your lineup better. There are certainly other outfielders that will put up superior numbers, but you cannot put a price on health.
Bottom line: Bay is durable. $16.5 million is a lot per season. But this is your three or four hitter. If you are a big market team (as the Mets indeed are), you can afford that price tag.
All that being said, why would Bay go to New York? I would’ve opted for less money and an actual chance at winning.
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Interesting take on this subject, Daniel.
-Chuck (I’m back!)