Jason Bay plans to test the free agent market this winter. Bay has said that he'd like to return to the Red Sox, but the market intrigues him. "I've gotten to this point, and as much as I would love to come back here, I make no bones about that ... I'm a little bit interested in going through the whole process, seeing what it's like and seeing what's out there," Bay told the Providence Journal. "That really isn't going to sink in for awhile. I'm still sitting on this loss for a bit." Bay was close to an extension with Boston twice this season, but talks fell through. "We still want to retain him," general manager Theo Epstein said recently. "We think he still wants to be here." RealGM Note: Bay was ranked 46th in terms of season FIC, 'deserving' to make $12.75M, giving him a Reina Value of +63%.