If a time machine opened up in front of you in early April 2023 and told you that Jake Bauers would play over half the season on the Yankees big league roster, you would probably have some questions. The most likely way a guy who had been a stereotypical Quad-A player would get that much time on the roster is injuries or general meh-ness from the rest of the roster. Bad news is: in the case of the 2023 Yankees, it was both.
While Bauers had some moments, in general he was what you would’ve expected from said Quad-A type of player.