Glad I'm a Red Sox Fan, Too

It's much more fun rooting for the Red Sox than the Mets these days, although the Yankees have been making it tough to feel too optimistic. Thank the baseball gods for the AL Wildcard.

Since Jason Bay obviously wants no part of the Mets (or they just haven't gotten around to making a five-year contract offer), the Red Sox should sign him as the DH. That way, the OF defense remains outstanding, and the offense improves. The only big problem is Big Papi. Is it time to release or salary-dump their biggest clutch performer of the past decade? Yes.

Big Papi has one year left, for $12.5 million in 2010. There is a team option with no buyout for 2011 for another $12.5 million which obviously will not be picked up. There could be a team willing to take him on as DH for one year, maybe with Boston paying a bit of his salary. David Ortiz is listed as being 34 years old, by the way. I don't believe it.


© Judy Kamilhor 2009