CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer announced Wednesday that he is giving away nearly $100,000 of his 2018 salary to a variety of charities in what can only be described as the most Trevor Bauer way possible.

The 27-year-old righty, who's been a bit of an enigma since joining the organization in 2013 (see drones and caricature baseballs), said in a video released via Twitter that he wants to find and support the charitable causes that fans are most passionate about.

"Baseball's been very good to me, it's afforded me the opportunity to do things I enjoy," Bauer said.

1) My website is finally live! Check it out here: https://t.co/7ienyNJSrI 2) This is the official announcement for 69 days of giving, a charitable giving campaign I will be running this season! Help me help your favorite cause! https://t.co/ZXUf3Rdm9l pic.twitter.com/YsrG3P0sri — Trevor Bauer (@BauerOutage) March 28, 2018

Through his 69 Days of Giving campaign, Bauer will be giving away $420.69 each day throughout the next two months and beyond. Bauer wants to involve as many people and charities as possible, so he is soliciting ideas from visitors to his new web site to find the causes that inspire fans the most.

On the 69th day, Bauer will donate $69,420.69 to an institution of his choice.

While this all sounds like a very tongue-in-cheek troll job, the charitable donation component is quite legit. Bauer's first charity, the Lone Survivor Foundation, was selected based on his deep appreciation for the service of military members.

But how did Bauer arrive at such seemingly obscure dollar amounts?

It starts with his disdain for Major League Baseball's salary arbitration system. The rules allow players to request the specific dollar amount they feel they should be paid during an arbitration-eligible year.

Bauer's original intent was to request a salary of $6.9 million, but when he was warned that the number might be too high and he risked losing the case, he decided to seek compensation in the very specific amount of $6,420,969.69.

"I just think it's a good number," Bauer told Yahoo Sports. "I think it accurately reflects my place in the salary structure relative to other athletes."

Rather than make a mockery of MLB's arbitration system, Bauer eventually acquiesced and filed for $6,525,000.

After winning the case, Bauer arrived at the conclusion that he still wanted to play the 2018 season for a salary of $6,420,969.69 and thus decided to give away the difference of $104,030.31, with $6,002.70 going to the 69 Days of Giving campaign manager for a total charitable donation of $98,027.61.

"That's what I want to play for this year," Bauer told Yahoo Sports. "I made up my mind. And since I got more than that in arbitration, I decided to give up the difference."