Trevor Bauer suspended for two seasons

[DuWayne Steurer]

Bauer also harrassed a college age girl on Twitter for 72 hours because she said he was her "least favorite athlete" to the point she was getting death threats from his followers.  like adambr said, there's almost certainly past behavior at play when MLB made their decision.  

[SRB]

On 5/2/2022 at 7:48 PM, ClosetBrewerFan said:

Why would you say it is "proven".  I have seen no evidence, video or other physical evidence.  Our law says "innocent until proven guilty".  That does not say I dont believe he could be guilty.  Just that legally, it has not been proven he is guilty.  I think its the correct term.

He has not been criminally convicted, no, but my point is that MLB just did a massive yearlong investigation with far greater resources than a DA's office would have in preparing a criminal indictment, and the commissioner's office evidently concluded that the allegations were sufficiently proven to hand down an unprecedented 2-year suspension. So it's not all just rumors and hearsay floating around.

[Jopal78]

10 hours ago, SRB said:

He has not been criminally convicted, no, but my point is that MLB just did a massive yearlong investigation with far greater resources than a DA's office would have in preparing a criminal indictment, and the commissioner's office evidently concluded that the allegations were sufficiently proven to hand down an unprecedented 2-year suspension. So it's not all just rumors and hearsay floating around.

His suspension is also a byproduct of the societal climate right now. Even if there are two valid perspectives about what went on with the women, he's bad for not only the MLB brand, but also the Dodgers brand; and there's no way for corporate PR people to spin a sex abuse scandal to make themselves not look bad. 

On the other hand, dropping the hammer on Bauer solves all their problems.  Bauer is removed from the equation, they show they take these type of allegations very seriously, and the character of their athletes is as important as their ability to pitch or hit. Moreover, having dropped the hammer on him, the zeitgeist can attach a myriad of labels to anyone who chooses to defend him in essence chilling discourse.