Indians engaged in conversations on moving Trevor Bauer by trade deadline

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In a narrow market thinned further when the New York Mets struck a deal for Toronto's Marcus Stroman three days ahead of the trade deadline, the finest starting pitcher available into the deadline's final hours could be Cleveland's Trevor Bauer. At 28, in this his sixth full season, Bauer has thrown more innings than any pitcher in the game and struck out nearly 11 batters per nine. While statistically he has not been as productive as the pitcher who finished last season with a 2.21 ERA with a WHIP barely over 1 and was sixth in the Cy Young Award voting, Bauer is an edgy competitor who also has pitched reasonably well in the postseason when healthy.

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