I, of course, understand. Vaughn is a defensive liability with no positional versatility and Bauers has had a great season and is left handed with the platoon advantage. Vaughn's pretty much a pinch hitter. Is what it is. I'm pretty frustrated with Mitchell, his at bats have been less than inspiring. Lara can replace him defensively, Vaughn can't and Lara is no Vaughn with the bat.
It just comes down to Murph wanting to really save Vaughn for a perfect PH opportunity and that type of situation usually comes late in the game. Fans calling for Vaughn to bat for Ortiz in the early innings is asking for a thing that's never really going to happen. Then he's used faster than an ABS challenge by Contreras.