Trevor Bauer is destined for the San Diego Padres, if you believe the MLB rumor mill. Almost every website and blog believes that the Padres will trade for the Cleveland Indians pitcher, and that it’ll happen sooner rather than later.
Even the official Major League Baseball website, MLB.com, claims a Bauer to Padres trade makes “perfect sense.”
But maybe it’s not so perfect.
This is a classic case of the oldest dilemma in baseball history: struggling team looks to deal a big name to a team that’s looking for that last piece to be a contender.