Astros In “Serious Pursuit” Of Blake Snell

Winslow Leach, You’re making an inference, that not enough evidence existed, when neither you nor I know if that’s true. There could be plenty of evidence, but again, it’s the DA that makes the determination whether to proceed, and that’s based on how good the probability is of winning.

Stating the obvious, that nobody knows everything, not only applies to the Bauer case, but every other case. Plus you’re assuming the reason teams are staying away from Bauer is the backlash, when you can’t possibly know that. It’s just as likely that teams have read the report on the investigation, and want nothing to do with him.

DirtyWater04, I think missed my point. You say it’s unlikely because MLB allowed Chapman, et al, back. Yet there’s a clear difference between them and Bauer. While those on your list have found teams to sign them, no team has shown even the slightest interest in Bauer, for the second off-season in a row. Keep in mind that Bauer is a SP, which is an area of clear need for multiple teams.

It’s a matter of degree. No team would have signed someone like Chapman without reading the report on MLB’s investigation. I’d say that the reports on him and others included enough doubt, and mitigating factors to justify a team signing them.

I understand how you see a correlation between Bauer and those on your list. But until a team signs Bauer I believe that the report on Bauer is so much more damning than it is on the others that no team can justify signing him.

“…you threw out the investigation that said no charges were warranted…”

The investigation never said that. Here’s the quote from the DAs office:

“… the People are unable to prove the relevant charges beyond a reasonable doubt.”

There’s a big difference between what you said and what the DA said. Again, DA’s are elected officials and do not take cases like this to trial without a very good chance of winning. That is what the DA was saying. But it does not mean no evidence existed, or charges weren’t warranted.

Part of Bauer’s problem is that there had been similar previous claims from at least one other woman

But more importantly, I’m not condemning Bauer for anything, I have not assumed guilt on his part. All I am doing is looking for the probable reason why no team wants anything to do with him.

APBA, Stop making it sound like he was innocent, Stop being an apologist for Bauer, and trying to convince anyone that he’s innocent. You’re making a huge assumption that because it wasn’t taken to trial that he’s exonerated. Anyone that knows even a little about criminal law knows that is not true.

By claiming he did nothing wrong is willfully ignoring reality. If he did nothing wrong he would be an MLB roster. He’s not, and he never will be, because teams have more information than we do.

“Why do you get to share your opinion but APBA cannot express his?”

You’re commenting on my post but ignoring APBA’s post. All I did was take what he said on his post and turn it around. That you would single me out shows a considerable bias.

You are naive if you believe that innocent is the same as not being convicted.

Again, you, and a few other people, in your avid defense of Bauer, are misrepresenting what I’ve been saying. Which is that the reason for Bauer not being signed, and probably never getting signed, is teams having access to info that we do not have. That’s my opinion. You can believe the conspiracy theory you previously posted. That’s your prerogative.

And actually the term “settled” is what has been used officially in the termination of the suit. You want to give Bauer every benefit of the doubt. The woman dropped her suit when her insurance company agreed to award her $300K.

Do you really believe that Insurance companies are that free with their money that they would ignore any culpability on her part? Do you really think they would give her that money if Bauer was innocent?

Also, the lawsuit originated with Bauer suing her for defamation. She countersued, received $300K from insurance, and he settled without getting a penny.

drasco036, You’re misapplying the concept. Guilty until proven innocent is applicable to those charged with a crime. Bauer wasn’t charged.

The intent of the concept is that the prosecution must prove it’s case. Had there been a trial, and the prosecution failed, then Bauer could have been declared legally innocent, just as he’d been legally guilty if the prosecution made it’s case. That leaves us with him being neither guilty nor innocent.

He wasn’t charged because the prosecution didn’t feel there was enough evidence to insure a guilty verdict. So he isn’t legally innocent.

You accuse me of condemning him which isn’t true. I’m not condemning him since no guilt was proven. You insist he’s innocent when neither you nor I know whether he’s innocent not.

I’m not insisting he’s guilty. The only thing we know is there wasn’t enough evidence to insure a conviction. But that doesn’t mean he’s innocent either.

Going back to my first post, my point was that teams are avoiding him. My theory was that teams have seen the investigation report, and unlike others accused of domestic violence, want no part of him. I never accused him of guilt. I was only stating my opinion on why that is case.