HBT: Bay signs one-year deal with Mariners

This is what?s known in the business as taking a flier.

According to Andy Martino of the New York Daily News, the Mariners have added Jason Bay on a one-year contract after he hit .165/.237/.299 in 194 at-bats last season and then accepted a buyout from the Mets. The Mariners will see if Bay can can recapture the form that helped him bat .267/.384/.537 with 36 homers and 119 RBI in his last year in the AL with the Red Sox in 2009. In the three years since, he?s batted .234/.318/.369 with a total of 26 homers in 986 at-bats.

Bay is a native of British Columbia and he already lives in Seattle in the offseason, so it?s the perfect situation for him.

Bay?s addition won?t stop the Mariners from continuing to pursue bats. They?ve been mentioned in connection with free agents Josh Hamilton, Michael Bourn, Nick Swisher and Adam LaRoche, as well as in the Justin Upton trade speculation. If the Mariners do pick up another hitter or two, it?d seem to close off any route Bay might have to a starting job. Realistically, he?s probably going to end up competing with Casper Wells for one spot on the bench as a DH against lefties and occasional backup outfielder, and he?ll need a big spring just to have a shot.

Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/05/mariners-add-jason-bay-on-one-year-deal/related/

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