Jason Bay and the Mets agreed to a 4 year, 66 million dollar deal with a fifth year option yesterday (pending a physical) meaning that the slugger will be patrolling left field. At first, believe it or not, I wasn't excited about this deal, but now I am, because I am excited about some of the promise this provides.
Think about the outfield of the Mets now. We have Bay, Beltran and Francoeur. A combination like that in the lineup is one of the best outfields in the league in terms of hitting (assuming Francoeur plays the full year for the Mets next year with the numbers he put up as a Met, not a Brave). There is the potential here for a lot of homers and really a lot of runs. If the lineup looks like this:
2. Castillo
3. Wright
4. Beltran
5. Bay
6. Francoeur/Murphy
7. Francoeur/Murphy
8. Santos/Thole/Blanco/Coste….Maybe Molina (which then complicates this more, so lets assume here no Molina)
9. Pitcher
This really could be great for the Mets, and I am really ready for Spring Training and the season now (and will be more ready if we can get one more starter).
