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After being on the market for quite some time, Trevor Bauer has now joined the Los Angeles Dodgers.

First reported by Jon Heyman

Bauer to Dodgers
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) February 5, 2021

The agreement has been made! The deal will be for three years worth $102 million, with opt-outs after the first and second years. This next year, Bauer will make $40 million. If he accepts the second year, he’d make $45 million. Making him the highest-paid pitcher in Major League Baseball, surpassing deGrom’s $36 million.

Bauer, played for the Cincinnati Reds last year. In the 2020 shortened season, he had the best year of his career. Finishing with a 5-4 record, 1.73 ERA, a 0.79 WHIP, 100 strikeouts, and 17 walks.

Opposing batters hit .159 against him, which led all major league pitchers.

This means, for him to lose four games, the Reds had a terrible offense. Now, after declining the qualifying offer, the Reds will get a compensatory pick. Trevor Bauer, will be joining the Dodgers, who have a good team.

With the addition, how much better will the Dodgers be?
They have some competition in the NL West now with the San Diego Padres getting better this off-season.

The Dodgers rotation will now look something like this:

Trevor Bauer, Walker Buehler, Clayton Kershaw, David Price, Dustin May.

There is no exact order to that, but those are the five that would be in the rotation. Making this a top rotation in baseball.

A lot of teams have gotten better this off-season including the St. Louis Cardinals. They just traded for Nolan Arenado.

With Spring Training 22 days away, the Dodgers are looking like they could repeat as champions.