If there was a team that “stole the show” during this dead season, there’s no question that that’s the San Diego Padres, whose organization conquered the winter market after conducting multiple exchanges with other franchises. His best signings can be summed up in the three starting pitchers he added to his powerful rotation: Blake Snell, Yu Darvish and Joe Musgrove.
As Padres increasingly got a powerful roster for the 2021 campaign, the Dodgers only looked “ timidly ” at their neighbor, and it wasn’t until February 5 that they responded forcefully after the signature “bomb” of the free agency: Trevor Bauer
Unsurprisingly, during Bauer’s introduction to the media at Dodger Stadium, Dodgers president of operations Andrew Freeman was asked whether the signing of the current NL Cy Young had been a counterattack. Parents who had already collected a “blunderbuss”This is what the supervisor replied:
“I certainly noticed what (Padres) did, but we didn’t sign it (Bauer) simply because of their moves.”
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Friedman answered the press ” uncomfortable ‘question about the Dodgers’ welcome to Trevor Bauer, who signed a three-year deal for $ 102 million and will become the highest paid player in history at least by 2021 and 2022 on a salary . of 40 and 45 million respectively per year.
It should be remembered that one of the clauses added to the contract is that Bauer could choose to decline his Los Angeles deal every time the first two seasons end.