"You can’t use the same investigation" - Former Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer slams MLB for not being called back to the Big Leagues

It has been nearly three years since Trevor Bauer threw his last pitch in MLB. Despite having served his suspension, the reality remains that, despite his skill, no teams want the public relations ramifications that would accompany a Bauer deal.

The winner of the 2020 Cy Young Award, Bauer's career came to an abrupt pause in June of 2021, when a woman accused him of sexual assault during an encounter that began as a consensual one. Despite the fact that no criminal charges were ever brought, Bauer was still handed a 194 game suspension.

After spending last season pitching for NPB's Yokohama BayStars, Trevor Bauer is back on the market. After having been named to the Mexican League's All-Star team, Bauer recently made a lengthy post on X criticizing league GMs and owners for not signing him.

The lengthy post was made in light of a piece by Brady Farkas in Sports Illustrated. In the piece, Farkas highlighted how despite Bauer's bonafides, MLB teams are still giving him the cold shoulder. As part of his retort, the 32 year-old berated MLB's focus on the now-dismissed 2021 case, claiming "you can’t use the same investigation."

At the time of his suspension, Bauer was 8-5 with a 2.59 ERA on the season as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Just months before his suspension was announced, Bauer inked a franchise-record setting deal, worth $102 million over three seasons.

"Trevor Bauer recorded NINE straight strikeouts and had 14 total on the day in his second start with the Diablos" - Kent Murphy

Now a member of the Mexican League's Diablos Rojos, Bauer still has his sights set on an MLB return. The winner of the 2020 NL Cy Young Award as a member of the Cincinnati Reds, Trevor Bauer went 10-4 with a 2.76 ERA in Yokohama last season.

Trevor Bauer stays true to unapologetic strategy

Despite the fact that two of his accusers have been indicted on fraud charges for their attempt to slander Bauer, MLB teams still do not want to touch him. While many would think that dropping his brash persona could help him, Bauer has doubled down, posting on X recently:

"There’s not a single mlb team out there that has 3 starters better than me. Let alone 5. And I’m as cheap or cheaper than any of them since I’m willing to play for the minimum. And even though I have the support of players, coaches, fans, managers, and gms league wide, every time they go to the owner to sign me they’re told no. Makes you wonder who is telling all the owners not to sign me"

Indeed, time may be the only way that we will find out what comes of Bauer's unorthodox situation.