.It have not been actually a smooth change right into expert ball for Bazzana, that was ranked No. 1 coming into the Draft. Cleveland took him to begin with general and authorized the Australian infielder for $8,950,000.
Though he achieved base at a powerful clip, Bazzana reached just.238 with three homers and 12 RBIs by means of his initial 27 ready Pond County. Strikeouts were a concern early, with 31 in his 1st 101 at-bats.