Trevor Bauer was impressive in his one-start call-up to the Indians last week and kept things rolling in his return to Triple-A yesterday, throwing six shutout innings with nine strikeouts versus just one walk.
Arizona soured on Bauer, which is how he ended up in Cleveland, and his control problems caused his prospect stock to drop considerably last season. Still, he’s only 23 years old and the former No. 3 overall pick appears to be very close to putting everything together in a big way.
Combined between Triple-A and the Indians this season Bauer has thrown 18 innings with a 1.00 ERA and 26/5 K/BB ratio. His raw stuff has always been No. 1 starter-caliber and he’s always generated a ton of strikeouts, but if the Indians have gotten Bauer to consistently throw strikes they could have something pretty special very soon. And the Diamondbacks may soon regret selling him for pennies on the dollar.