...the 2-2 to Woodsen and here it comes...and it is swung on and missed! And Tom Browning has pitched a perfect game! Twenty-seven outs in a row, and he is being mobbed by his teammates, just to the thirdbase side of the mound.
If he leaves, at least Dick Williams rolled the dice. I appreciate that.
alwaysawarrior (10-06-2020),CySeymour (10-02-2020),Number_Fourteen (10-05-2020),Rolando (10-02-2020),WrongVerb (10-02-2020)
The Dodgers will come for him. I do not think Bauer is the type of guy to make an emotional decision, and he knows his time as a pro athlete is limited.....hence I expect the last two games demonstrated to him how far off the Reds are from contending. He knows there are about 25 other teams he could go to and pitch at the same level...but collect more W's. I think our chances of keeping him are less than 10%, and the situation would be if teams tightened their spending this offseason because of the COVID season which resulted in him signing a one year deal with the Reds. The Reds should give it their best effort, because he is the best player on the team and I do not think it is close.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”― Marcus Aurelius
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”― Marcus Aurelius
...the 2-2 to Woodsen and here it comes...and it is swung on and missed! And Tom Browning has pitched a perfect game! Twenty-seven outs in a row, and he is being mobbed by his teammates, just to the thirdbase side of the mound.
I think everyone touting money as the reason for him leaving is going to be dead wrong.
Why, really, would he want to play for this team again? They had like two good weeks in the year+ he was here and this is not a team that looks like it's about to add 15 wins to the .500 team that it is. Why tie yourself to this group?
REDREAD (10-04-2020)
...the 2-2 to Woodsen and here it comes...and it is swung on and missed! And Tom Browning has pitched a perfect game! Twenty-seven outs in a row, and he is being mobbed by his teammates, just to the thirdbase side of the mound.
"Today was the byproduct of us thinking we can come back from anything." - Joey Votto after blowing a 10-1 lead and holding on for the 12-11 win on 8/25/2010.
Rojo Rijo (10-05-2020)
What is a Current Cy Young Award winner in his prime worth?
I'm guessing $500 Million for 8 years.
What human being could turn that down if it was offered, and we know there are some teams out there who would offer something like it?
"One problem with people who have no vices is that they're pretty sure to have some annoying virtues."
REDREAD (10-04-2020)
I'd like to have him stay and I'd also like it if Nick Lodolo = Left handed Ian Anderson. And in the Reds seemingly endless process of saying "we'll get 'em in two years", they might be thinking exactly that. But I'm less worried about losing Bauer than I am about the Reds finding an Acuna, a Freeman, a Tatis Jr. to anchor the club.
Next Reds manager, second shooter. --Confirmed on Redszone.
Edd Roush (10-02-2020),Rojo Rijo (10-05-2020),UKFlounder (10-02-2020)
Going into a very uncertain future with Covid next year IMO many will be surprised how low some of the FA offers will be. Bauer is likely going to be better off taking a massive 1 year deal and going into 2022 season as a FA again. I assume that offer was a joke, but I think teams are going to be very reluctant to be throwing around $200M offers.
Trevor Bauer
@BauerOutage
To the fans in my mentions right now:
@Reds
fans: I love you all. Thanks for an amazing season! Wish you could’ve been at the ballpark!
Braves fans: Seems like y’all hate me and I wouldn’t be embraced here! What a shame... Confused face
Astros fans: LOL, why are y’all here? Stay mad.
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