Trading For: Jason Bay

It was only a matter of time before this Pirates slugger began turning heads. Bay is having a breakout year, but is he tradable? The Pirates would probably prefer to hang on to him for atleast a couple of more years. His contract is defintely affordable, look below for contract details. Believe it or not Bay has already been with 4 major league teams. He started out with the Expos, then traded to the Mets, four months later traded to the Padres, and finnally was apart of the Brian Giles deal back in '03. Jason Bay is probably off the market, but with the way the Pirates tend to "rebuild" every couple of years something may happen. As you can see below, Bay is signed through 2009 for a very affordable price. Just imagine a Braves outfield of Bay/Andruw/Francoeur. In the end, I guess that's just wishful thinking.


Contract:
signed 4-year deal worth 18.25M thru 2009 season on 11/17/05- + he receives a 1M signing bonus and salaries of 750K in 2006, 3.25M in 2007, 5.75M in 2008 and 7.5M in 2009- + his 2009 salary could rise by up to 750K (to 8.25M) due to incentives and escalators based on PA and being an All-Star, an MVP, a Gold Glove or a Silver Slugger award winner in previous seasons- + he can earn 750K in performance and award bonuses over the life of the deal: 25K for All-Star selection, 100K for NL MVP, 75K for 2nd place MVP finish, 50K for 3rd place MVP finish, 50K for WS MVP and 25K for Gold Glove- + 2005 salary: 355K

*Thanks to www.mlb4u.com for the contract information.