Bay to the Mets

For those of you hoping Jason Bay still might wind up roaming Safeco's left field, the New York Mets flushed your dreams of having the right-handed power hitting, bad defensive left fielder by signing him to a 4-year guaranteed $66 million contract with a vesting option that would pay him over $80 million for 5-years. ESPN

It was rumored that both the Mariners and Jason Bay were interested in getting a deal done, but ultimately the price tag was too high and both sides would have to make a serious compromise to get a deal done. In the end, Bay took an incredible pay check to go back to the NL East while the Mariners head back to looking for a power-hitting first baseman.

Personally, I never saw Bay signing with the M's but as long as his name was on the free agent list and there was mutual interest you had to consider it a possibility. Granted, Bay would have become the M's best hitter if signed, the fact he's a right handed hitter in lefty friendly Safeco Field paired with his below average defense would have made this move a little tough to swallow. Good luck in New York, Jason!