Toronto Blue Jays should be interested in Trevor Bauer after his historical season in Mexico
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With Trevor Bauer willing to play for league minimum, the Toronto Blue Jays should really be considering signing Cy Young Winner Trevor Bauer after he dominates and has a historical season pitching in Mexico.
Bauer proved himself to the baseball world that he is willing and able to return to the MLB and compete for a Cy Young as he is in the prime of his career. This season with the Diablos Rojos del México, he pitched 83.1 innings, earning a 2.48 ERA, striking out 120 batter with a WHIP of 1.04.
The Diablos also won the LMB Championship where he pitched out of his mind where he achieved a 1.67 ERA, 32 K's and a 0.85 WHIP in 27.0 innings. He was named an All-Star and also broke the leagues single-game strike out record with 19.
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This is what Bauer had to say about doing anyting he can to get back to the MLB.
"I mean, if you think about it, I should have the opportunity to sign with a big league team," Bauer said (per ESPN). "I'm just asking for the league minimum, so it's not a money thing. I've served my suspension twice over. I've been cleared of everything in the legal system. If you think about it logically, there's really no reason I shouldn't have a job. But I don't. So it is what it is. We'll see how it plays out. I don't want to predict the future. We'll see."
With that in mind, the Blue Jays should seriously consider signing him as he has the ability to be a Cy Young award winner once again with out taking any risk.
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11 SEPTEMBRE | 189 ANSWERS Toronto Blue Jays should be interested in Trevor Bauer after his historical season in Mexico Should the Toronto Blue Jays sign Trevor Bauer? |
Yes | 135 | 71.4 % |
No | 54 | 28.6 % |
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