The Dodgers delayed their decision to release Trevor Bauer to the last minute as they fretted over the potential competitive disadvantage, according to sources. Frankly, the choice should not have been difficult at all, Ken_Rosenthal writes.
and the Players Association. He has been accused of hitting and choking multiple women during sex. He has acknowledged such actions, but said they were agreed upon beforehand and then requested during consensual rough sex., which viewed a copy of the letter. Bauer, the league said, subjected two women to “violent and non consensual acts during sex.” He also choked a third woman to the point of unconsciousness on multiple occasions, the letter said, and had sex with her while she was unconscious.
The Dodgers did not view the arbitrator’s decision, which, under the joint policy, is confidential. But how much more did they need to know? The woman who requested the restraining order provided multiple. In those photos, which Bauer’s team claimed “appear to be edited,” the woman’s face was visibly bruised and swollen, including under both her eyes. And Bauer’s unprecedented 194-game suspension was reason enough for the Dodgers to let him go.
Yet the Dodgers, the franchise that made Jackie Robinson the first African-American player in the majors and now features former tennis great and social activist Billie Jean King as one of its owners, seemed more preoccupied with the fear of Bauer succeeding elsewhere than with doing the right thing.
Another team might sign Bauer, who turns 32 on Jan. 17, viewing him as a possible bargain at the minimum salary. But Bauer has not pitched in a major-league game since June 28, 2021. He would be returning to a league that has cracked down on sticky substances. And while the Dodgers’ concern about the Padres signing Bauer would appear, on the surface, well-founded from a baseball perspective, it’s also rather myopic.
Andrew Friedman, the Dodgers’ president of baseball operations added, “In our conversations, he’s alluded to past mistakes he’s made. We came away from it feeling good about it. Now, obviously, time will tell but I feel like he’s going to be a tremendous add, not just on the field, but in the clubhouse and the community.”The alleged acts that got Bauer suspended were significantly worse than his previous behavior.
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