After Cincinnati Reds pitching coach Derek Johnson presented Trevor Bauer with his 2020 National League Cy Young Award on Tuesday, the first thing Bauer planned to do was take a picture of it.
For 10 years, Bauer kept a picture of Jim Palmer's Cy Young Award as the background on his cell phone as a form of subconscious motivation. For 10 years, he dreamed of winning one of his own.
"Now I have one that says Trevor Bauer on it and not Jim Palmer," Bauer said. "It’s pretty cool. Yeah, 10 years of hard work and studying and time.