LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 28: Trevor Bauer #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers returns to the dugout after the top of the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on June 28, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
As MLB’s administrative leave policy for Trevor Bauer continues to evolve and extend, reports are emerging that his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates are more than alright with the extended absence.
In fact, they don’t see any reason for it to end before the 2021 season wraps.
It’s been a long time since we’ve had any reason to view Bauer in the context of how his pitching might help the Dodgers compete during the stretch run, and rightly so; since Dave Roberts claimed the team’s ability to handle his next start was up to MLB and MLB alone, it’s been nearly a month of lawyers’ statements and court of public opinion conjecture.