The Yankees have slumped in the past couple weeks after a pretty good start to the season that saw them undefeated in series until mid-April. The complexion of the offense changed after Giancarlo Stanton made his unfortunately routine trip to the injured list on April 16th, as suddenly, there wasn’t a lot of protection for leading sluggers Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo. The lineup was held to three runs or fewer in 10 out of 12 games between April 13th and April 25th, and usually, it was fewer.
So per Chris Kirschner of The Athletic, the Yankees are reportedly turning to Jake Bauers, one of their best hitters in Triple-A, to possibly see what he can do.