Tom Seaver Fan Club

Highly sought after free agent OF Jason Bay passed his physical Monday in Manhattan and the Mets will announce his signing Tuesday. The club has called a 11 am Press Conference Tuesday at Citi field that will be aired live on the Mets flag ship station, SNY.  Bay’s deal is worth a reported 4 years at 66 million with a vesting option adding a 5th year putting the total at $80 milllion.

Blogger’s opinion: Love this move for New York. Legit middle of the order bat who can split CF Carlos Beltran and franchise 3B David Wright in the lineup. Great locker room guy who thrived in the pressure cooker of Boston.(More on this Tuesday) I covered Bay while reporting on the Pirates in 2008 and he is a better OF than you think(Remember, we had a cast of 1000s in LF in 2009) and can run a bit as well(15-20 stolen bases). More work to be done but a great signing and the dollars are not that nuts either.