Im back and forth on this. Some second opinions would be greatly appreciated. Was offered Brandon Morrow for Trevor Bauer. I love Bauer's upside, but concerned about his obvious makeup issues. Also like Morrow, but concerned about durability, k/9 drop, etc. Any thoughts suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thanks
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Morrow here as well. You know what you are getting with Morrow, solid when he pitches but you know he will get hurt at some point. Bauer has a lot more risk and still needs to prove that he can pitch in the majors.
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Got to go with Morrow hear. Much more of a proven track record. Plus he won't have to be the ace on the team now with Josh Johnson and Dickey ahead of him.
Bauer has got a ton of talent, but was not terribly impressive in his brief stint last year and will now be playing for what appears to be an awful indians team. I am not totally down on Bauer, its just more that there is no way he is in the same league as Morrow.
Yes you need a proven arm in your rotation from the looks of it, Morrow's your guy. Colby Lewis, FA SP DTD (if he isn't signed soon jettison him for a prospect)
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