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Trevor Bauer: Eccentric, intelligent, and on the rise

Yesterday's buzz was all about Trevor Bauer, who is quickly becoming one of the most awesomely goofy players in Tribe history. Also! He's good at pitching... ?

By Phil Kehres
Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports

Ah, feels good to be able to include recaps in the daily N&N one again. Her's a look at what happened in yesterday's game and elsewhere around baseball:

Yesterday's game: Indians dominate Reds 9-3

Yan Gomes stepped up with a two-run homer, and Trevor Bauer pitched a solid three innings to give the Tribe tehir second Cactus league win. Did someone say CHAMPIONSHIP?

Indians news & notes

Bauer intent on getting into the flow: Bud Shaw's Sports Spin | Cleveland.com - Bauer may be eccentric, but his cutting edge training techniques are rubbing off on his teammates. Danny Salazar has adopted Bauer's shoulder tube training routine, whatever that is. Shaw touches on Bauer's work with Driveline as well, but doesn't delve into why a the former UCLA star is a dirty Dook fan.

Bauer's evolving personality and Chen's springtime value: Meisel's Musings | Cleveland.com - Whatever happened with Bauer in Arizona was a result of him being misunderstood, according to Tito. Bauer is making a noticeable effort to be part of the group. Tito also loves the knowledge Bruce Chen brings to camp.

Floyd's first start pushed back | Indians.com - The Indians are being cautious with the oft-injured Gavin Floyd as he works his way back from the elbow fracture. They're pushing back his first Cactus League start to make sure he's completely ready.

Where does Lonnie fit in? | Burning River Baseball - Lonnie Chisenhall is perhaps the biggest enigma on the Indians. He has shown flashes of brilliance offensively and defensively, but also flashes of dumpster fire in both areas. Can he finally stick at 3B, or will he be upstaged by Giovanny Urshela? If 3B doesn't work out, what other possibilities are there for Lonnie Baseball?

Holt could eventually be utility outfielder | Did The Tribe Win Last Night? - He may not be as fast as Michael Bourn, as powerful as Brandon Moss, or as smooth as Michael Brantley, but he's got a range of tools that could prove useful. Given the track records of the other options - Ryan Raburn, David Murphy, and Nick Swisher - Holt has a good a chance as anyone to fill that utility role.

Zimmer gets taste of life in big-league debut | Indians.com - First-round draft pick Bradley Zimmer claims he wasn't nervous at all upon arriving to camp. He proved it by tripling in his Cactus League debut.

Santana and the lineup order quagmire | Wahoo's On First - Which lineup spot does Carlos Santana fit in best? WOF writes a lot of words about something that probably isn't all that important. But hey, that's what Spring Training is for, isn't it?

Tito's scooter is wrecked: Indians Quick Hits | Cleveland.com - Is Zack Meisel an LGT reader? Check out the headline to his blurb about Carlos Carrasco.

Tidbits from around MLB

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