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3 players from the 2021 Guardians who are failing miserably elsewhere

By Noah Yingling

Jun 28, 2022; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays pinch runner Bradley Zimmer (7) slides across home plate after scoring against the Boston Red Sox in the ninth inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 28, 2022; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays pinch runner Bradley Zimmer (7) slides across home plate after scoring against the Boston Red Sox in the ninth inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jake Bauers, New York Yankees, Cleveland Guardians
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jake Bauers (26), pictured, Friday, March 18, 2022, at the baseball team’s spring training facility in Goodyear, Ariz.Cincinnati Reds Photo Day March 18 0569 /

Outfielder/first baseman Jake Bauers (New York Yankees)

Like with Zimmer, Jake Bauers had been with Cleveland for a few years but could not hit well in the majors.

In 160 games with Cleveland in the majors, he hit .218/.305/.352 with an OPS+ of 73 and an rWAR of -1.1. They traded him to Seattle in June 2021 and he posted similar numbers.

In 2022, he has spent the entire season at the Triple-A level between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Yankees, who acquired him earlier in June.

He has combined to hit just .151/.294/.259 in 43 games at Triple-A in 2022 so barring a number of catastrophic injuries for the Yankees, Bauers won’t and shouldn’t be seeing any time in the majors this season.

Bauers was MLB.com’s #64 overall prospect entering the 2018 season so he definitely has not panned out for the Guardians or any other team. There’s a reason why they are prospects, though. They are much different than proven talents.

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