“You cannot name a pitcher in the big leagues, or probably from Double-A and up, who is a worse athlete than Trevor,” Boddy says. “There is probably not a single person. He doesn’t belong in professional baseball. And that is an unbelievable story.” Boddy can say this objectively because he’s tested a wide range of professional players in his lab. He notes that Bauer has pathetic jumping and running ability. “His vertical is probably two standard deviations under a standard [pro] athlete and probably a standard deviation under an average man,” Boddy said. “He can barely jump twenty inches.” He
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