The Curious Case of Trevor Bauer
Using a formula that worked in 2016 keeping Trevor Bauer in the bullpen for most of the first half of the year, Bauer honed in his stuff and became a strong end of the rotation pitcher for the Tribe during the final push to the post season.
Starting this season where he left off last season in the starting rotation, Bauer has been a liability on the hill with a punishing 7.36 ERA this season and a 2-4 record.
Facing the injury to ace Corey Kluber to his lower back, Bauer will be tested with the return of Mike Clevenger, who looked very sharp in his first start this season after being sent down to Columbus.
Needing both pitchers for the foreseeable future, Francona said after Bauer’s start on Monday in which he gave up four earned runs “His stuff was really good- better than we’ve seen all year. I think his stuff’s fine.”
With Francona being a straight shooter, the team still has faith in Bauer. Despite giving up the four runs, Bauer still came back down to earth and gave his team some good work and a chance to win.
If anything can be said, Bauer’s curveball was the best it has looked all year as he located his pitches to his liking, but he struggled to mix up pitches to be effective.
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