.It hasn’t been a smooth switch into professional sphere for Bazzana, who was actually stood No. 1 coming into the Draft. Cleveland took him first total and signed the Australian infielder for $8,950,000.
Though he reached base at a powerful clip, Bazzana reached simply.238 with three homers and 12 RBIs via his initial 27 games for Pond Region. Strikeouts were a concern early, with 31 in his first 101 at-bats.