Last month the New York Mets terminated a contract in an agreement with Jason Bay with $21 million remaining on this original $66 million deal.
Today Bay reached an agreement with the Seattle Mariners on a one-year deal. The Mariners have not officially announced the signing.
Bay hit .165 with eight home runs and 20 RBI last season. Bay is from British Columbia, so Seattle was a natural fit.
The Mariners have been linked to free agents, Josh Hamilton, Michael Bourn, Nick Swisher, and Adam LaRoche, signaling a desire for the organization to compete in the American League West.
The team would also like to sign uber ace Felix Hernandez to a long-term extension.
Bay’s best years may have been with the Red Sox. In 2009 may hit 36 home runs and had 119 RBI, while posting a .267/.384/.537 /slash line.
