Let's Go Tribe · Apr 11, 2019
Jake Bauers, young power hitter
Raj Mehta-USA TODAY SportsJake Bauers is a strong young guy, though that “young” is probably the operative word at this point in his career.
At just 23 years old, he’s the youngest player on the team and two years younger than the next youngest position player, Jordan Luplow. For that reason alone, early struggles like he had in the second half last year or for the first couple games of the season are more than expected. There’s no reason to expect him to become a latter day Adam Dunn or anything like that, and it’s still very early, so there’s not a lot to draw from. But the last couple days have been ... interesting in the development of Bauers as a power hitter.