Trevor Bauer didn’t begin this season in the Indians’ starting rotation, instead being left out in favor of Cody Anderson. But on Thursday, he’ll be the one taking the mound for Game 1 of the American League Division Series against the Boston Red Sox.
In doing so, Bauer will complete his transition from the outside looking in this March to throwing some of the most important pitches for the Indians’ franchise in roughly a decade.
Had you told him this would be his 2016 season arch?
“I probably wouldn't have said anything. I just would have walked away probably, knowing me and my personality,” Bauer said.