Trevor Bauer at the Los Angeles Dodgers – How can he value $ 40 million in 2021? What should the New York Mets do from here?

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  • Bradford Doolittle

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    ESPN staff writer
    • Sports Reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09
    • Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospect
    • Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospect
    • Member, American Baseball Writers Association
    • Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association

  • David Schoenfield

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    ESPN Senior Writer
    • Covers MLB for ESPN.com
    • Former Deputy Editor of Page 2
    • I’ve been with ESPN.com since 1995

After days of speculation that his free agent decision would reach the Los Angeles Dodgers or New York Mets, Trevor Bauer chose to join the current world champions on Friday afternoon. Bauer and the Dodgers have agreed a three-year, $ 102 million deal with waiver options after Years 1 and 2, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan and will pay NL Cy Young winner 2020 an MLB record of $ 40 million. USD in 2021.

What should Bauer accomplish on the mound in 2021 to be worth this kind of money? What should the Mets do next after losing the best winter player in the freestyle? Is Bauer even the most likely member of the Dodgers to win a Cy Young next season? I asked ESPN MLB experts Bradford Doolittle and David Schoenfield to look into these questions and more following Bauer’s record-breaking contract.

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