MLB Twitter reacts to report that the Los Angeles Dodgers are designating Trevor Bauer for assignment: "Big W" "This will be interesting"

The Los Angeles Dodgers have made their final decision on Trevor Bauer. The right-handed pitcher has been designated for assignment. This came just two weeks after an independent arbitrator reduced his suspension from 324 games to 194. The team had until January 6th to either activate him or DFA him from the roster.

The Dodgers are still on the hook to pay Bauer $22.5 million. He has only appeared in 17 games for the team after signing a three-year, $102 million deal in 2021.

Bauer was handed the longest suspension of any active player under MLB's domestic violence policy. He'll likely clear waivers and become a free agent. Any team who chooses to sign him will pay the league a minimum of $720,000.

It was a tough decision for a team that paid a good amount of money for a former Cy Young Award winner. But the fanbase and other players on the team wanted him out.

Baseball fans love the decision made by the Los Angeles Dodgers to DFA Trevor Bauer. He's quickly become one of the most disliked active players in the league. While he's an excellent pitcher, he has too much baggage.

Based on the responses, you would think the Dodgers just signed Shohei Ohtani. It's crazy to see how happy this decision has made not just Dodgers fans but baseball fans of other teams as well.

The Los Angeles Dodgers made the right decision on Trevor Bauer

Whether he did what he was accused of is beside the point. You can't have a player on your team that creates that kind of attention. If the Dodgers were to keep him on the roster, the entire 2023 season would be filled with the media questioning the decision.

It would be distracting for the other players on the team to get asked questions daily about a teammate they may not like. You can't expect a successful season from a team plagued by media drama.

It will be interesting to see if Bauer gets picked up by another team. As stated earlier, he's a former Cy Young Award-winning pitcher. There are definitely some MLB teams that can use him, especially by paying him the league minimum.

Will we see Trevor Bauer pitch on a big league mound ever again? We'll have to wait and see if any team takes the bait on him.

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Jared "Bloomy" Bloom is a journalist covering Major League Baseball at Sportskeeda and a former college baseball pitcher from Illinois, who just graduated with a Master's degree in Sport Psychology.

A writer with over 3 years of experience, Jared is consistently more concerned with quality than quantity, thoroughly checking multiple sources of information, and prides himself in being knowledgeable not just about MLB, but the game of baseball in general. He loves breaking down plays and game-changing moments, as well as looking closer into players' statistics.

Jared is a die-hard Chicago White Sox fan, and one of his earliest memories is seeing his great-grandfather, a huge Sox fan, in his rocking chair watching a game. Jared started playing from the age of 5 with his grandfather coaching him early on.

Jared loved Tim Lincecum for his quirky delivery and looked up to him as a role model when playing. His current favorite is Phillies star Bryce Harper, an exciting player who doesn't let injuries hold him back. Jared's favorite sports moment is Mark Buehrle's opening day between-the-legs glove flip to first base in 2010.

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