Jason Bay won the first Pirates Rookie of the Year award in 2004, his first full season of the Pirates. Bay was the man in Pittsburgh, going to the All Star game in both 2005 and 2006, with the 2006 Mid Summer Classic occurring in Pittsburgh. His end finally occurred during the rebuild, in Neal Huntington’s first season at the helm, when he was dealt to the Boston Red Sox in a three-way deal. He was the best player the Bucs had before Andrew McCutchen.
Bay’s Bucco History
What Jason Bay did in his time in Pittsburgh really seems to be forgotten.