There is no doubt that the New York Yankees urgently require support in the outfield, which prompted them to demote Franchy Cordero to Triple-A and promote intriguing Jake Bauers, who was performing exceptionally well for the Scranton minor-league affiliate team.
Bauers has accumulated 328 MLB games worth of experience but has struggled to establish himself, recording a .213 BA, .307 OBP, and 27 career home runs. At 27 years old, he is still young enough to be regarded as a prospect, so the development and improvement of his swing have been priorities over the past two seasons.