It hasn’t been quite the season anyone hoped for with Jake Bauers.
Nobody really tied the offensive hopes of the Tribe to the young outfielder, but there was some kind of rash expectation that he’d be at least some kind of positive influence on the run scoring. A 110-ish wRC+ was something that didn’t seem overly outlandish, not for a highly regarded young bat with lots of room to grow. But instead, he’s been something short of terrible, one more bad blip in a string of disappointing hitting for Cleveland.
What I can’t figure out is, what’s his plan?