Two more seasons max for Bauer in Cleveland.
In case you missed his evaluation of his career going forward:
"One of the biggest things I want to do is gonna change the way the game thinks about player development and thinks about tracking players and health and training and stuff like that. That's actually one of the reasons I want to sign one-year contracts, because it lands me on a bunch of different teams so I can kind of spread that knowledge to multiple different organizations, a bunch of different players, spring training with all the minor league guys and all the guys you play with during the season. That's one of the many reasons I want to do a one-year contract deal. That's something I'm super passionate about."
Even on a one year deal, would the Tribe go for the $22M+ contract he could get
right now on the open market? Not likely- not the financial structure to pull it
off and a pittance of return if he would walk away at the end of the year.
Tough road ahead for the organization and fans.