LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 31: Trevor Bauer #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers walks to the dugout during the sixth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium on May 31, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
We’ve previously touched on this, but the reasons why some thought the Los Angeles Dodgers giving Trevor Bauer a record-setting contract that featured $40 million per season would backfire didn’t have to do with him losing a serious edge.
Instead, it toed around that discussion. Before arriving in LA, taking everything into account, Bauer was a 4.