The Cleveland Guardians have options on where Travis Bazzana will play on defense.
Now that the Guardians have made their pick, let's examine how their newest prospect fits with the rest of Cleveland's organization.The Guardians are getting one of the best bats available in this year's draft. Bazzana hit .407/.568/.911 with an OPS of 1.479 last season with Oregon State, including 28 home runs and 16 doubles. The power with Bazzana is real, he can hit for contact, and is an on-base machine.
Based on these numbers and plate discipline, Bazzana could easily fit at the top of Cleveland's lineup in the number two spot behindBazzana played second base for the Beavers and showed great potential to be a solid defensive player at the big league level.
The other option here is to keep Bazzana at second and shift Gimenez to the other side of the infield to play shortstop. Cleveland still doesn't have a long-term solution on the middle-left side of the infield, and giving Gimenez the keys there while letting Bazzana play second base where he's comfortable could be a great duo for years to come.
Everything will work itself in the long run. The Guardians were focused on walking away from the draft with the most talented player, and it appears they've done that.
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