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Pirates To Keep Bay?
Jayson Stark wrote on Thursday that the Pirates could keep their veterans in the name of a run at .500. Dejan Kovacevic doesn't mention that, but rattles off six other reasons the Bucs may choose not to trade Jason Bay this summer.
Kovacevic hints that the Pirates could afford to sign Bay to an extension after the '09 season, since outfielders Nate McLouth and Andrew McCutchen would still be quite affordable.
Xavier Nady is more likely to go. The Boras client is not expected to re-sign with the Pirates when he reaches free agency after the 2009 season. Trading the him now makes sense - he's hitting well (at least prior to June) and he's more than a rental. Nady will have to prove he's healthy, though, after bruising his shoulder Saturday night.
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The Pirates should probably just move him and continue to stockpile good young players. Those are the kinds of guys they'll need if they want to turn around this franchise. They already have gathered up some pretty good hitters with McLouth, McCutchen, Pearce, Walker and the addition of Pedro Alvarez. If only they had drafted Matt Wieters..
Posted by: scribbletone | June 15, 2008 at 10:55 AM
They may as well keep him for now, at least to see if he regains the form of 2-3 seasons ago, which would make him more valuable. But they should get rid of Nady, he is playing way over his head.
Posted by: phightin'phils | June 15, 2008 at 12:48 PM
Sure Weiters would have been nice, but Doumit is mashing. Can't complain much about him.
Posted by: LongSufferingBucsFan | June 15, 2008 at 01:54 PM
You can't complain about Doumit right now, but next year when Wieters is up with Baltimore you'll see. Doumit is a solid catcher, not great with the glove but he's got a very good power bat. He's also not very young, and isn't really a great long term option.
Wieters is currently batting a line of .351/.449/.594/1.043, with 14 homers and 38 RBI in 61 games. Thats nuts for a rookie in Hi A. Wieters has the potential to be one of the best players of this generation, because he looks like he's going to be the complete package. As a catcher, being able to be an elite hitter for both average and power, as well as a top defensive player, is nearly impossible. This guy could be the second coming of Johnny Bench.
Posted by: scribbletone | June 15, 2008 at 04:37 PM
They need to move Bay. The Pirates won't be competitive in the next year and a half. After that you could resign him but then he will cost even more $'s and be that much older.
Bay holds a lot of value now. Wait to trade him and he could easily revert back to his past couple years.
Posted by: bjsguess | June 15, 2008 at 06:21 PM