The Dodgers cut controversial ace pitcher Trevor Bauer Friday.
The former Cy Young winner, who was accused of sexual assault and hit with a two-year ban from Major League Baseball before being, was designated for assignment by Los Angeles on Friday, the team announced.
The Dodgers dumped Bauer on the last day of a 14-day period where the team needed to decide if the pitcher would be reinstated on the Dodgers’ 40-man roster. By DFA’ing him, they still have seven days to trade him, though it’s unlikely they would get anything of value in return., the Dodgers will take a big financial hit by cutting the ace after they signed Bauer to a three-year, $102 million deal before the 2021 season. They will eat $22.5 million.
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