The wealthy obtained richer right now, because the Los Angeles Dodgers signed the most important free agent of the winter, bringing residence reigning Cy Younger winner Trevor Bauer.
Born in Santa Clarita, Calif., Bauer grew up in North Hollywood and pitched for UCLA earlier than going professional. He reportedly rejected a bigger supply from the New York Mets to affix the defending World Sequence champion Dodgers.
Bauer agreed to a three-year, $102-million contact that features opt-outs after 2021, throughout which he’ll earn $40 million, and 2022, when he can draw a $45-million wage. The typical annual worth of these two years tops earlier record-holder Gerrit Cole, allegedly a rival to Bauer.
“This season is about including to our legacy,” Bauer stated, in a YouTube video he tweeted to his followers. “And I can’t wait, Dodger followers.”
The Dodgers get a pitcher who went 5-4 final 12 months with a 1.73 period in a shortened season, successful the Cy Younger Award because the Nationwide League’s finest hurler.
The 30-year-old Bauer has pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds in his profession. He’s been an outspoken persona on social media, and allegedly was in search of a big market to assist him construct his private model.