Trevor Bauer returned home and dismissed the Mets, according to the Dodgers.
Bauer, the free agent right-hander, accepted the pacts with the reigning World Series champions, rejecting the Mets’ offer for three years that would have paid him between $ 100 million and $ 110 million. The Dodgers’ three-year contract is worth $ 102 million, which pays him $ 40 million a year, $ 45 million a second, and Bauer may choose not to participate.
Bauer, 30, went from 5 to 4 with an ERA of 1.73 in the reduced 2020 campaign.
While new owner Steve Cohen and returning team president Sandy Alderson have had a very busy season at Flushing, it won’t end with the landing of top pitcher (Bauer) or position player George Springer ) in free agency.
The Mets landed, however, star field Francisco Lindor and starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco in a trade with the Indians last month. They also hired receiver James McCann for a four-year, $ 40 million contract and bolstered their bullpen with the additions of Trevor May and Aaron Loup. Marcus Stroman and Carrasco will be the third and fourth starters with the expected return of Noah Syndergaard from Tommy John’s surgery during the mid-season.
The Mets are also continuing talks with free field coach Jackie Bradley Jr.
Bauer, a former UCLA star, has problems off the field, especially on social media. He harassed a college student on Twitter two years ago, unearthing a photo of her chronology of her drink before her 21st birthday and ridiculed by her 414,000 followers. Bauer tweeted 17 times to her, or other people while discussing her, for three days. He later apologized.
Bauer has discussed the desire to pitch every four days and has said, in part, that the willingness of his next team to work with him on this experiment would be part of his decision. He spent six more seasons with the Indians before being handed out to the Reds before the 2019 deadline.