To be noted. IF Bauer considered a settlement, he could have negotiated for some if not all of the 111 games he missed last year. Since hes appealing instead, if he loses, he could make matters worse for himself and be suspended instead for 435 games. MLB took a very long time to announce the suspension so they've been prepping for the appeal. The MLBPA has also been very cooperative with Bauers administrative leave, which could mean they also have been probably been consulted on the suspension already.