I guess to make my statement clear, personally I feel they do not Bauers to only be playing DH, which if we bring up Johnson, Bauers will be moved to a DH role pretty much everyday. They want Bauers to develop in the field especially since he is one of the youngest players in MLB right now.
Don't get me wrong, I am not against bringing up Johnson, but with the fact we have a full 40 man roster and 3 guys who may be back this season in Kluber, Salazar and Zimmer on the 60 Day DL, plus the fact he hasn't hit the ABs the Indians organization likes a player to be at for AAA, there is a good probability right now he won't be called up.
Also Johnson is a better prospect than Allen, but Allen since his last call up is batting over .400 in his limited role as the 4th OF and Luplow is doing well in his platoon, I don't see how Johnson fits in especially since he bats from the left side. They truly need another RH in the lineup. I cannot see the Indians FO staying put with this lineup, even if they aren't going to be heavy buyers, I see them going out and getting a veteran rental, Howie Kendrick type of guy, or a player a couple years of control, Domingo Santana, to fill out the lineup. I know AZ_ said something about them not really being buyers right now, but its hard to believe they don't try and find another RH bat before the deadline to be the DH. With the deadline being the 31st, I don't see Johnson being called up before then.
Now if Aug 1st comes around, and we didn't acquire a bat, then I can see Johnson being called up to be mixed in, since he would have a fair amount of AAA ABs and we then will try another bat at the pros, but for now, I see us getting a RH bat, and that makes absolutely no room for Johnson at the pro team. This is what I believe and feel they will do going forward.
I actually see Haase getting the call up before Johnson, mostly because Haase can hit from the right side and they may have Perez in the lineup everyday cause of the way he is hitting. Not ideal at the end of the day, but I don't see the FO rushing Johnson before they have to bring him up. Though I dont feel they will go this route just yet, I just don't see Johnson being called up anytime soon.