What do you expect from Jason Bay in 2012?

In his continuing series looking at player performances from 2011, Joe Janish writes the following in his review of Jason Bay: Is Jason Bay finished? His swift and drastic slide to mediocrity just after turning 30 is eerily similar to other sluggers of the past, such as Robin Ventura, Bobby Higginson, Jacque Jones, Von Hayes, Dale Murphy, Shawn Green, and Andruw Jones (to name a few). … In 2012 I’m going to keep my expectations low for Jason Bay, but at the same time I’ll be pulling for him — hard — with every at-bat he takes. As a streak hitter, he has a shot at finding his stroke and getting hot just long enough to become a trading chip at the deadline — much like the Burnitz turnaround of 2003.” Janish predicts that Bay will start slowly, get hot in June and eventually be traded at the deadline for “marginal, A-ball prospects.” To read Janish’s entire review of Bay for Mets Today, click here. Michael Baron: I want to believe in Bay, and I want to be...