Trevor Bauer has earned the reputation of being one of the most outspoken and opinionated players in the MLB. Sometimes, that gets in him a bit of trouble with the Twitter trolls, but days like Monday make dealing with the social media hate all worth it.
Nearly two years ago, Bauer, then a member of the Cleveland Indians and now a member of the Cincinnati Reds, voiced some legitimate concerns on Twitter over the Houston Astros' ability to turn around the career of a few of Bauer's fellow pitchers. Justin Verlander, Gerritt Cole, Charlie Morton. All three had gone through some serious struggles prior to arriving in Houston, and after arriving became unhittable. Were these all career renaissances or was there something more to it?
Bauer suspected something was up, tweeting on May 1, 2018 “If only there was just a really quick way to increase spin rate. Like what if you could trade for a player knowing that you could bump his spin rate a couple hundred rpm overnight…imagine th..
