The contract year: Jason Bay version.

I will just come out and say it. Jason Bay is playing well, really well. And Jason Bay is in his contract year.

Now, I'm not suggesting that is why Bay is playing so well. And I do not think that Bay will kill the ball like this, all season long.

Actually the largest reason why Bay seems to be excelling is because pitchers just keep grooving pitches right into his "Hot Zone(s)."