In Last Night’s Tuneup, Bay Gave No Reason To Think Things Have Changed

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• stick July 17, 2012 at 9:31 am

  I still can’t figure out why they are rushing him when he does not appear close to ready. they can keep him down longer to work on timing in AAA.

  But, it is very easy to speculate that he will be as bad (horrifically so) as the last time he came off the DL, and be DFA’d before long.

  and assuming he does get activated, the 2 logical moves are Duda to the DL (if the Hammy requires it), or the obvious move to DFA Quint, since he never plays anyway, and pretty much sucks so no one is likely to claim him.

  Could also send Kirk down to try and recapture his bat,

  longer shot to dump torres. Probably not happening, due to the Kirk factor.
• jessep July 17, 2012 at 9:34 am

  The 1 positive about Bay is, I think this is his final chance.

  I have to assume the Mets are ready to cut ties with him if he fails this time around. If the Mets feel VSpin is a potential CF then I think Kirk goes back to Buffalo for a bit.
  • srt July 17, 2012 at 9:39 am

    Kirk is struggling at the plate, no doubt about it.

    But I see no reason for Omar Q up here right now. He’s had I believe, 2 appearances in 3 weeks. I know there’s a chance he doesn’t clear waivers but to me, he’s the clear choice to go. It’s like they’re playing with a 24 man team right now.
    • jessep July 17, 2012 at 10:15 am

      I really like Q. I get your point, I wish there was a spot for him. They should look to deal him then if they are going to waive him.
    • Metsie July 17, 2012 at 2:36 pm

      Quintnilla is a good trade filler so they won’t waive him until the deadline has past and then even if they do waive him they will try to work out a deal for something with whoever makes the claim.
• Gina July 17, 2012 at 9:41 am

  LOL, doesn’t sound like you are a big Jason Bay fan.
• K Maxx July 17, 2012 at 10:06 am

  Bay’s number in the last two seasons are strikingly familiar to Luis Castillo’s. What gives? Do they really think Bay is better than Valdespin at this point? I dont. I think Spin needs plenty of reps so that by next season he could become a reliable and productive part of our outfield. But if they intend to give Bay the leftfield job then wasting Spin on the bench makes no sense. I say platoon Kirk and Bay in LF, play Spin everyday in CF, platoon Duda and Hairston in RF, and cut Torres who has been a complete and total waste. That Pagan trade looks like crap right now for us. If Bay dont cut it after two weeks, cut him, promote Baxter, and lets move on.
• Ceetar July 17, 2012 at 10:34 am

  because minor league rehab games don’t count.
  • Hodges14 July 17, 2012 at 10:37 am

    Ceetar, a Jason Bay sympathizer? Who would’ve thunk it. lol
• Hodges14 July 17, 2012 at 10:42 am

  Reason Number 101 why the Mets should go after Justin Upton. Nimmo is still trying to figure it out in Rookie Ball and is half a decade away, Den Dekker is batting .179. Duda and Kirk probably wouldn’t be starters in more than half the teams in the league. Andres Torres, umm no. We don’t have one solid option in the outfield and nobody is on the way. Upton would fix a big part of that problem.
  • Des July 17, 2012 at 10:55 am

    Hodges14 — “Nimmo is still trying to figure it out in Rookie Ball and is half a decade away.”

    Maybe. Maybe not. When projections are more than three years, it’s tantamount to saying a guy doesn’t have the right stuff. That’s not to say Player X won’t take a long time, but if you’re right, the present day value of Nimmo tells us the Mets overpaid. BTW, I don’t think they did.
• Metstheory22 July 17, 2012 at 12:10 pm

  HE SHOULD CHANGE HIS NUMBER. No number 44 has had a good long career with that number.
• gary s. July 17, 2012 at 12:15 pm

  Harvey will pitch a pefect game before Jason K contributes at the MLB level for the Mets.This is stricty comic relief when anyone says Bay needs one more chance.PLEASE STOP IT!!!
• Martin July 17, 2012 at 12:15 pm

  0 for 2 with two walks isn’t that bad. 500 obp.
• Alex68 July 17, 2012 at 1:00 pm

  Who cares… Jason Bay is a good guy and he hustles on every ground ball out…
• Metsie July 17, 2012 at 2:40 pm

  He should not be brought up until he hits above.280 for a week or two if you ask me.
  Until he hits the way he should for all intents and purposes I feel he is not ready!

  Wheeler has more right to be brought up than Bay does at this point.
  I say they keep him down, let him build his confidence up, maybe find some power vs lesser pitchers before you bring him up to the MLB.

  And if he doesn’t like that too bad! I don’t care how nice he is or how hard he works.
  A hard worker who doesn’t get the job done is no better to have than some slouch who if you make him work hard could actually show some sign of progress!
  • stick July 17, 2012 at 2:50 pm

    actually, the only way to interpret bringing him back so early is if the Mets are damned sure that this is the best he is going to be, and another week in AAA is not going to change things, so they just want to get this over with.

    And this has to be his last shot. At some point 9and another 2 weeks of absolute ineptitude could do it) they are going to just sever ties. Especially if he gets nary a nibble through the trade deadline.
• George July 17, 2012 at 3:23 pm

  I don’t get why teams are so reluctant to sever ties with an expensive player. Yes 16 million is a tough pill to swallow, but at this point, it’s clear that it’s best for everybody to move on. 2.5 years is more than enough time to show u don’t suck, but Jason bay hasn’t. Time to move on!
• gary s. July 17, 2012 at 4:13 pm

  If i am a left field wall i am very afraid of Jason K running into me…
  • stick July 17, 2012 at 4:17 pm

    but, no worries about getting peppered with any line drives off his bat!