Pirates renew contracts of Bay, Perez

— -- BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Pittsburgh Pirates renewed the contracts of left fielder Jason Bay and left-hander Oliver Perez on Wednesday after they failed to come to terms on new deals. Bay will make $355,000, a $50,000 increase over last year, when he was selected the National League rookie of the year. Perez will earn $381,000, a $60,000 raise and the highest one-year salary for a non-arbitration player in team history. Third baseman Ty Wigginton signed a one-year contract before the team's 5 p.m. deadline for contract renewals. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Any player who didn't sign his contract by the deadline was subject to a $10,000 penalty, but the Pirates did not penalize Perez or Bay. "We would love to have had everybody come to terms at the amount we offered," Pirates general manager Dave Littlefield said. "We feel that we rewarded both of these guys for having good years. They decided the reward wasn't enough." Bay batted .282 with 26 homers and 82 RBIss last year. Perez emerged as one of baseball's top young left-handed pitchers, going 12-10 with a 2.98 ERA and 239 strikeouts in 196 innings in his first full major league season. He led all starters in strikeouts per nine innings.