Bay deal looks logical

If this nugget from today’s NY Post piece on the Jason Bay signing is accurate, the contract actually looks pretty good.

Bay’s deal includes a full no-trade clause and an $8.5 million signing bonus, according to The Associated Press. He will make $6.5 million in salary this year and $16 million for each of the ensuing three seasons. His option would become guaranteed if he reaches 600 plate appearances in 2013 or 500 plate appearances in both the 2012 and ’13 seasons. The contract’s total value could reach $80 million.

I’m not crazy about full no-trades, but the vesting clause sets the bar high enough that this deal can only go to five years if Bay remains productive. If not, there is little chance that he will hit the plate appearance marks needed.

So we shall see.

At the moment, I’m cautiously optimistic.

Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet