Could Trevor Bauer, slated to be a free agent this coming winter, decide that a 50-game season is not worth his time? Would some of his Cincinnati Reds teammates feel the same way? It’s an intriguing question, and one that Buster Olney of ESPN raised while speaking on KNBR the other day.
Olney was on with Greg Papa and John Lund of KNBR 680 radio and brought up the idea of a player like Mookie Betts, who like Bauer is scheduled to be a free agent after the 2020 season, skipping a 50-game season.