Jason Bay Will Be Missed, But Boston Red Sox Were Correct in Letting Him Go

Posted: 1st January 2010 by Joe Regan in MLB
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So the Bay era is over in Boston. Probably a lot sooner than many Red Sox fans, myself included, had hoped. Jason Bay, while no Manny Ramirez with the bat, provided the Red Sox with a very solid power stroke in a very walk-happy lineup (second in the AL with 659), hitting 36 home runs, and providing a very nice line of .267/.384/.537.

It will be interesting to see how Bay's style plays at Citi Field, as it is a very young ballpark, and while Fenway Park is noted as a hitter's park, it also can depress HR totals. Particularly for a right handed hitter. But at $66 million over four years, how much of an asset is Bay to a championship run? Thanks to many a projection system, it is possible to project this and see exactly what the Mets are getting for this $66 million. For purposes o ...

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