The team is still required to pay Bauer $22.5 million for 2023 even after designating him for assignment. The pitcher was found to have violated M.L.B.’s domestic violence policy.
“We want to build around him,” Chaim Bloom, Boston’s chief baseball officer, said of Rafael Devers, the star third baseman who is working to finalize a $331 million deal.
Jon Bois and his collaborators specialize in documentaries about seemingly unremarkable teams. Then he wields charts and graphs to spellbinding effect.
Aaron Judge said he was reassured by Hal Steinbrenner that the Yankees would spend money to get better. Left field and the bullpen are obvious places to address.