.It hasn’t been a smooth shift in to expert sphere for Bazzana, who was actually ranked No. 1 entering into the Draft. Cleveland took him first overall and also authorized the Australian infielder for $8,950,000.
Though he met bottom at a strong clip, Bazzana struck simply.238 with three homers and 12 RBIs with his first 27 games for Lake County. Strikeouts were a problem early, with 31 in his initial 101 at-bats.