Bumbling Mets toss money into the Bay  —  Here the New York Mets go again, throwing money at a big-name free agent whom they misguidedly convince themselves will solve their troubles.  The Mets' issues aren't skin deep.  They penetrate the dermis, plunge deep into the organizational body …

Mets get Bay for 4 years, $66M  —  The Mets have reached agreement on a four-year, $66 million agreement with Jason Bay pending a physical, The Post has learned.  —  Mets officials refused to confirm the agreement, largely because the results of a physical are not complete and the Mets …

Olney On Adrian, Pineiro, Holliday, Orioles  —  The latest from Buster Olney's ESPN blog...  - Despite preliminary talks, Olney finds a Padres extension for Adrian Gonzalez to be “very, very unlikely.”  — The Dodgers “are in the chase” for free agent starter Joel Pineiro, with the Angels and Mets other suitors.

Source: Mets agree to deal with Jason Bay  —  The Mets have reached an agreement with free-agent outfielder Jason Bay, according to a major-league source.  —  The four-year deal is worth $66 million, with a vesting option for a fifth year, according to the source.

Lotta loot for guy with lotta  —  Jason Bay still has to pass a physical (no sure thing).  He still has to pass a stink test that he actually wants to be a Met (no sure thing).  And he still has to pass through several hundred games as a two-way player (no sure thing).

Cards intensify Holliday hunt  —  St. Louis reportedly offering outfielder $16M per year  —  In the afterglow of Jason Bay's agreement with the Mets, which could stretch to five years and about $80 million, the Cardinals reportedly have intensified their pursuit of their left fielder, Matt Holliday.

Mets Add Bay  —  The inevitable finally happened today, as the New York Mets added LF Jason Bay on a four-year deal with a vesting option for a fifth.  Bay will, of course, be the next starting left fielder for the Mets and will likely push Fernando Martinez to either the bench or the minor leagues.