The Philadelphia Phillies face the Oakland Athletics on Friday, July 12, 2024 (7/12/24) at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia Phillies' Trea Turner, right, and Rafael Marchán celebrate after Turner's grand slam against Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Bobby Miller during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Phillies face the Oakland Athletics on Friday, July 12, 2024 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.It’s been a season of firsts for Cleveland.
The Australian-born Bazzana has all the tools. He hits with power to all fields, possesses speed on the bases and makes every defensive play. Wetherholt led the country in hitting a year ago with a .449 average. He was slowed by a hamstring injury to start this season and missed 24 games. But the 21-year-old still put up solid numbers to keep his name in the mix.As is almost always the case, money will shape the Guardians’ decision.
Last year, the Pittsburgh Pirates had a $9.7 million slot value on the top pick and selected LSU’s Paul Skenes, who got a $9.2 million signing bonus, a record that could be eclipsed by the Guardians’ pick. “The outside pressure can get to you at the end of the day,” he said. “The way I look at it is you earned yourself to be the best player in the country. The No. 1 overall pick, you did that. Now it’s just go play baseball. So much of that pressure comes from the media, comes from the outside, but in the baseball world it’s no, dude, you earned that money.
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