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One thing is clear, Boston needs a bat like Jason Bay's.

Another thing is becoming clearer, Bay doesn't want to play for the Mets.

Bay's agent may have overplayed his hand when he told the Red Sox Bay was walking away, he tried to pull a Scott Boras, only problem is Bay's agent isn't Boras.

Bay and his agent have re-approached the Red Sox about returning and Boston now seems more then eager to get back into serious talks with Bay.

For Bay to return one of two things must happen, either Bay takes a seriously backloaded contract, meaning less than $5 million in 2010 so the Sox don't hit the payroll tax threshold.

The other option would be to trade JD Drew who certainly has some value and could come cheaper to teams than Jason Bay would. Would the Mets be interested? Maybe the Angels?

JD Drew might be THE most overrated player in the MLB right now. He just turned 34. He's NEVER played more than 146 games in a season. Has hit more than 20 HR's only three times in 12 seasons. Hasn't hit higher than .286 in 5 years.

AND MADE 14,000,000 FUCKING DOLLARS LAST YEAR!!!!!

Stupid Red Sox throwing money away

AZGrizFan wrote:JD Drew might be THE most overrated player in the MLB right now. He just turned 34. He's NEVER played more than 146 games in a season. Has hit more than 20 HR's only three times in 12 seasons. Hasn't hit higher than 286 in 5 years.

AND MADE 14,000,000 **** DOLLARS LAST YEAR!!!!!

Can't disagree with a thing you said there...

Not one of the better moves made by the Sox front office, IMHO...

Col Hogan wrote:

AZGrizFan wrote:JD Drew might be THE most overrated player in the MLB right now. He just turned 34. He's NEVER played more than 146 games in a season. Has hit more than 20 HR's only three times in 12 seasons. Hasn't hit higher than 286 in 5 years.

AND MADE 14,000,000 **** DOLLARS LAST YEAR!!!!!

Can't disagree with a thing you said there...

Not one of the better moves made by the Sox front office, IMHO...

He and his brother, coming into the league with such fanfare......ppppffffffttttt.

AZGrizFan wrote:JD Drew might be THE most overrated player in the MLB right now. He just turned 34. He's NEVER played more than 146 games in a season. Has hit more than 20 HR's only three times in 12 seasons. Hasn't hit higher than .286 in 5 years.

AND MADE 14,000,000 FUCKING DOLLARS LAST YEAR!!!!!

He has a higher OBP and SLG then Jeter, hit more HRs than Jeter and plays very good defense. And he makes $7 million less than Jeter.... If we wanna talk about overpayed lets talk about Jeter,.

UNHWildCats wrote:

AZGrizFan wrote:JD Drew might be THE most overrated player in the MLB right now. He just turned 34. He's NEVER played more than 146 games in a season. Has hit more than 20 HR's only three times in 12 seasons. Hasn't hit higher than .286 in 5 years.

AND MADE 14,000,000 FUCKING DOLLARS LAST YEAR!!!!!

He has a higher OBP and SLG then Jeter, hit more HRs than Jeter and plays very good defense. And he makes $7 million less than Jeter.... If we wanna talk about overpayed lets talk about Jeter,.

Preaching to the choir. But Jeter's a shortstop.

Big difference.

The Sox would be better off pulling Fred Lynn out of retirement than keeping JD Drew. Lynn was more consistent, and at his age, could probably be had for a lot cheaper....

AZGrizFan wrote:

UNHWildCats wrote: He has a higher OBP and SLG then Jeter, hit more HRs than Jeter and plays very good defense. And he makes $7 million less than Jeter.... If we wanna talk about overpayed lets talk about Jeter,.

Preaching to the choir. But Jeter's a shortstop.

Big difference.

Also Jeter is the most marketable name in the game. The Yankees rake in big bucks selling No. 2 jerseys.

Jeter pays for himself.

Col Hogan wrote:

AZGrizFan wrote:JD Drew might be THE most overrated player in the MLB right now. He just turned 34. He's NEVER played more than 146 games in a season. Has hit more than 20 HR's only three times in 12 seasons. Hasn't hit higher than 286 in 5 years.

AND MADE 14,000,000 **** DOLLARS LAST YEAR!!!!!

Can't disagree with a thing you said there...

Not one of the better moves made by the Sox front office, IMHO...

Hey Col., he may be overpaid, but consider his impact in the 2007 post-season, and his salary becomes more bearable for you.

JoltinJoe wrote:

Col Hogan wrote:
Can't disagree with a thing you said there...

Not one of the better moves made by the Sox front office, IMHO...

Hey Col., he may be overpaid, but consider his impact in the 2007 post-season, and his salary becomes more bearable for you.

Which would imply that he didn't get PAID for the 2007 season.

Only a paltry $11 million....

AZGrizFan wrote:

JoltinJoe wrote:
Hey Col., he may be overpaid, but consider his impact in the 2007 post-season, and his salary becomes more bearable for you.

Which would imply that he didn't get PAID for the 2007 season.

Only a paltry $11 million....

$11 million for 11 big wins.

Still, the Sox were down 3 games to two when he hit that granny in the bottom of the 1st in Game 6, and that set the tone for the final two games. That HR was a huge momentum changer in the series.

Jason Bay Signs with the METS..!!! Now that is entertaining