Cardinal fans have convinced themselves that a .900+ OPS is a reasonable expectation from him going forward. That his home OPS will come down some, but his road OPS will go up as the splits will regress closer together. And that his road will rise more than his home will drop. So .900 OPS figures to be his floor.
The stuff dreams dreams are made of.
I’m just using ‘19 here as a measuring stick, but the Rockies’ 10-year-avg home OPS would have led MLB (home+road), and their road OPS would have been last.
Imagine how MLB has changed.
In 1991 the Astros( a very young, inexpetienced team with no chance to contend) gave the starting first base job to a prospect who had never played first, never played in AAA, and only 1 full season in the minors since he was drafted.
Today, he learns firstbase for a full season at AAA to save his service tome.
Well that’s just perfect:
Fuck Bauer. What a deal he got.
Fuck Bauer, fuck the Dodgers for paying him, and fuck Bauer again for good measure
Two opt out years in a three year contract.
No luxury tax threshold here??
With any luck, he’ll be a disruptive prick in their clubhouse.
I hate Tyler Bauer nearly as much as Walt Weiss.
What’s luck got to do with it?
I’ll give this much to him: The jerk did it his way and came out stinking like a rose.
Yeah, he bet on himself and then he produced. Have to tip your hat to him for that.
But he’s still a jerk.
You go first.
Great for the Dodgers. Hope this bites them in the ass. I think this is a massive overpay. He’s got a career ERA of 3.90 and a WHIP of 1.26. His best year was a shortened, 60 game, COVID impacted season. This narcissistic clown isn’t worth anywhere close to what they paid him.
Bauer will be paid more this year than the entire Pittsburgh Pirates roster of MLB players.
Ole K or HR Davis
What a rare deal: veteran fan favorites swapped intradivision. They both fuck up the Astros, but I think I’ll be more perturbed by Andrus in the white shoes than Davis in Minute Maid Park II.
Point of order: I believe the name is “Mimic Maid Park”.