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There is nothing the Dodgers could use right now more than a durable and effective starting pitcher.A guy like, say, Josiah Gray.This is not a story about how the Dodgers made a bad trade.Yet, as Gray and the Washington Nationals arrive at Dodger Stadium on Monday, these statistics are inescapable: Gray is tied for third in the National League with a 2.77 earned-run average, and tied for the league lead in games started.

Salvador Perez explains why he was jawing with the White Sox after his home run on Saturday.As he was rounding the bases, Perez motioned toward the White Sox dugout.He made a talking motion with his hands - but also had a big smile on his face....
Before hitting the home run, his 10th of the season, Perez checked his swing on an 0-2 pitch.

On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted,Cubs-centric look at baseball's colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the course of time.Here's a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow along.We also include Cubs' player birthdays and a bit of world history, for context.

Trevor Bauer signed with the Yokohama BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in Japan two months after being released by the Los Angeles Dodgers."I am very excited to be able to play for the BayStars this season.It is my dream to play in the Japanese professional baseball world, and I will be able to show that dream in front of the fans," Bauer said in a staatement.

It took entirely too long, but the Trevor Bauer-Dodgers era is over.The Los Angeles Dodgers are designating right-hander Trevor Bauer for assignment, sources tell ESPN.The Dodgers will eat $22.5 million.Bauer can sign with any major league team for the $720,000 minimum and can play immediately after completing a record-long suspension.-

"F- ND" was the profane message Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams had painted on his fingernails before USC's game against Notre Dame."F- Utah" a week later before the Pac-12 championship game was further evidence of the athlete's selfish disregard for sportsmanship, integrity and accountability, and his school and head coach's turning a blind eye to his disparaging messages.

If the Dodgers were looking to add another starting pitcher on the free-agent market, the best one left is no longer available.Right-hander Michael Wacha signed a deal with the Padres, pending a physical.Free-agent right-hander Michael Wacha in agreement with Padres, pending physical, sources tell @TheAthletic.-

When Trevor Bauer was reinstated by an independent arbitrator last month, it put the Dodgers on the hook for $22.5 million of his 2023 salary and put L.A. right up against the payroll threshold for the luxury tax.Everything are just estimates at this point - arbitration salaries haven't been determined yet, nor have contract incentives - but it looks like it's going to be very tight.

Los Angeles Dodgers payroll has annually been among baseball's highest since Guggenheim Baseball Management purchased the team from former owner Frank McCourt.The Dodgers exceeded the luxury tax threshold every season from the 2013-2017, then curtailed some of their spending to remain below it for 2018 and 2019.

Trevor Bauer became a free agent Friday when he went unclaimed on waivers, leaving the Los Angeles Dodgers responsible for about $22.5 million owed to the former Cy Young Award winner whose unprecedented 324-game suspension over sexual misconduct allegations was reduced by an arbitrator.Los Angeles designated Bauer for assignment on Jan. 6, the last day to restore him to the roster, after arbitrator Martin Scheinman cut the suspension imposed by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred from 324 to 194 games.

Trevor Bauer became a free agent on Thursday, but the market will be a lot more hostile toward the 2020 National League Cy Young Award winner than it was two winters ago, when Bauer signed a three-year, $102-million deal with the Dodgers after turning down a lucrative offer from the New York Mets."The only guy who I know for sure would sign him is Al Davis," one high-ranking major league executive said, referring to the renegade Oakland Raiders owner who relished his organization's bad-boy image right up until his death in 2011.

In a winter during which they have been roundly criticized for not spending money, the Dodgers just made the most important investment of many seasons.They spent $22.5 million to reaffirm their place as a leader in this community.They spent $22.5 million to reset the personal conduct standard for their employees.

Friday was the deadline for the Los Angeles Dodgers to make a Trevor Bauer decision, which resulted in the team designating him for assignment."The Dodgers organization believes that allegations of sexual assault or domestic violence should be thoroughly investigated, with due process given to the accused," the Dodgers said in a statement.

The Trevor Bauer saga is not over.Earlier this week, Bauer's suspension was reduced to 194 games from 324 games.Bauer was reinstated from MLB's restricted list on Friday.The question now is, what is next for Trevor Bauer and the Los Angeles Dodgers?Right now, that is the million-dollar question, along with many questions like: will he remain a Dodger?

The Dodgers have one week left on their two-week rumination period before they have to decide what to do with pitcher Trevor Bauer, who was reinstated last week by an arbitrator who shortened his suspension from 324 games to 194.L.A.'s 40-man roster is full, so if they decide to keep Bauer, they'd have to make room for him by removing someone else.

Trevor Bauer made just 17 starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers before being placed on paid administrative leave amid sexual assault allegations.Bauer remained on leave throughout the remainder of the 2021 season and into the following year.MLB commissioner Rob Manfred then suspended him for 324 games, which temporarily ruled out Bauer from pitching again for the Dodgers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers were put on the clock to make a decision regarding the future of Trevor Bauer with their club by January 6, 2023, once an arbitrator reduced his suspension for violating MLB's joint domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy from 324 games to 194.In addition, Bauer was also immediately reinstated despite serving only 144 games of the suspension with consideration to the games he sat out during the 2021 season when he was first placed on administrative leave for alleged sexual assault.

Arbitrator Martin F. Scheinman reduced MLB's suspension of Trevor Bauer from 324 games to 194 and reinstated him effective immediately, which now puts the Los Angeles Dodgers in position to decide his future with the team.MLB levied the record suspension amid sexual assault allegations that were brought forth against Bauer during the 2021 season, his first with the Dodgers.

Nearly eight months after Trevor Bauer appealed MLB's record suspension, arbitrator Martin F. Scheinman reduced it from 324 games to 194 and immediately reinstated him from the restricted list.Bauer is now eligible to be put back on the Dodgers' 40-man roster despite missing 144 games while on suspension.

Ever since taking over the Dodgers front office nearly a decade ago, Andrew Friedman has tried to strike a careful balance while constructing the club's roster:
Maximize the team's chances of winning the World Series in each new season, while also maintaining their ability to remain a contender in the next several years to come.

Peter Joneleit/AP Aaron Judge rumors had the baseball world on fire for the past 24 hours.But at least part of the conflagration was caused by an arsonist.Jon Heyman, the longtime MLB reporter who now works at the New York Post, had the defining tweet of the winter meetings:
"Arson Judge appears headed to Giants," he posted at 2:20 Pacific time Tuesday afternoon.

Right at this moment, the Dodgers don't have a starting shortstop.They have a couple guys like Chris Taylor and Gavin Lux who have been shortstops in the past and maybe could be again, but chances are, their Opening Day shortstop isn't currently on their 40-man roster.Trea Turner was their shortstop in 2022, but he's a free agent and might be looking for a longer contract than they're willing to dish out, or he might prefer to go back to the east coast.