January 12, 2023

Whither Bauer?

Mike DiGiovanna speaks with general managers about the possibility of a team signing Trevor Bauer, who was released by the Dodgers on Thursday. Most believed no team would sign him, but one GM went out on a limb:

“He’s so affordable, I wouldn’t be surprised if somebody does sign him and weathers the storm for spring training and the first two weeks of the season and then hopes it kind of dies down,” said one GM who was granted anonymity to speak freely about the situation.

“Maybe it’s not spring training [that Bauer signs], maybe it’s May 1 or June 1, maybe it’s more strategically timed for a team to get out of spring training and avoid the early noise, but I’ll be surprised if he doesn’t play again.”

LATimes.com

And it may not be this year. There’s also the possibility Bauer goes overseas to play.

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