12:13 | Chad Finn - Wow, that's tough. I'm 99 percent convinced that Bay won't be back. He'll get the length of contract he wants elsewhere, and Theo has made it pretty clear in his interviews lately that he's not going to go to five years, and I suspect the best offer will be three years and a club option. While it would be tough to lose Bay's 36/119, I've seen enough of him to know I don't want him on the Sox at age 36. But to replace him, I really have no idea. I doubt it's Damon. Abreu turned down two years and $16 mil from the Angels, so I doubt it's him. I don't think Holliday appeals to them enough to pay him what he'll get. So there may be a one-year stopgap there of someone we're not even considering. Maybe a Josh Willingham, as one reader suggested. |
