Colorado Rockies: The top five reasons why they should not sign Trevor Bauer

PITTSBURGH, PA - SEPTEMBER 04: Trevor Bauer #27 of the Cincinnati Reds in action during game two of a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on September 4, 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA - SEPTEMBER 04: Trevor Bauer #27 of the Cincinnati Reds in action during game two of a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on September 4, 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images) /
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Colorado Rockies starter Mike Hampton pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fourth inning 01 July 2001 in Phoenix. AFP Photo/Mike FIALA (Photo by Mike FIALA / AFP) (Photo by MIKE FIALA/AFP via Getty Images) /

Bauer could be like the Rockies other free agent signings of pitchers

Along with the consistency issue, it’s the other problem that has plagued the Rockies throughout their franchise history: all of their big, multi-year free-agent pitcher signings have been flops.

Recently, we all know about the “super-bullpen” that never came to fruition with Mike Dunn, Jake McGee, Wade Davis, and Bryan Shaw but the Rockies have had plenty of other bad other free-agent pitchers signings in their history.

They include Denny Neagle, Darryl Kile, Mike Hampton, and Bill Swift. Bauer, like Kile, is known for his curveball, a pitch that is known to not be as effective at Coors Field. All four of them are among our rankings of the top ten worst free-agent signing by the Rockies from last offseason.

If there’s one person that could figure that issue out, it is the analytically-minded Bauer but there’s always a chance that he could down the tubes as many pitchers have. If that happened with Bauer and the Rockies, it would be a humongous burden on the team for years to come.