Trevor Bauer at the Los Angeles Dodgers: How can it be worth $ 40 million in 2021? What should the New York Mets do from here?

After days of speculation that his free agent decision would come to the Los Angeles Dodgers or New York Mets, Trevor Bauer opted to join the reigning world champions on Friday afternoon. Bauer and the Dodgers agreed to a $ 102 million deal that stopped participating after years 1 and 2, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan, who will pay NL winner Cy Young of 2020 an MLB record of $ 40 million in 2021.

What should Bauer get on the mound in 2021 to be worth that kind of money? What should the Mets do after losing the worst free agent of the winter? Is Bauer even the most likely member of the Dodgers staff to win a Cy Young next season? We asked ESPN MLB experts Bradford Doolittle and David Schoenfield to discuss these issues and more after Bauer’s registration contract.