Trevor Bauer is free to pitch in MLB again, but it won't be with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Dodgers' release of Bauer isn't a great indication for his future prospects in MLB. A team would have to be willing to ignore — and hope its fans would ignore — that Bauer received the longest suspension ever under MLB's sexual assault and domestic violence policy.
Putting Bauer on the mound in April would also require a team to believe that he remains in form, despite missing nearly two full years since his last MLB appearance. Bauer was performing like one of baseball's top pitchers when he was placed on administrative leave in July 2021, with a 2.24 ERA and 11.8 K/9 in 180.2 innings between his pandemic-shortened 2020 and suspension-shortened 2021 seasons.
There could also be remaining questions about Bauer's actual pitching ability, considering that his biggest success came withabout the sticky stuff on which MLB cracked down shortly before his suspension. One potential selling point for any teams interested in Bauer is that they wouldn't have to pay him more than the minimum salary, with the Dodgers footing the larger bill.
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