The Dodgers have 14 days to decide how they will handle Trevor Bauer—whether they will cut the pitcher, who has just been reinstated from the longest suspension for domestic violence in league history, or whether they will continue to roster him.
This is a time frame established by Major League Rule 2(c)(6)(K)(iii). But the Dodgers shouldn’t need it: They should know where they stand here. The team has had months to prepare for a decision like this one, and now, they should be ready to act.
What can they learn in the next 14 days—about him or about themselves—that they have not learned over the last 18 months? If the Dodgers want to keep Bauer on the roster, they should say so and explain why. The same applies to the opposite decision. But they have had months to contemplate what matters to them, and what price they might place on those principles, and there is not much to gain by waiting.
