What’s your hopes for Bazzana? Potential upside comparisons?
December 30, 2025
What’s your hopes for Bazzana? Potential upside comparisons?
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Chase Utley would be the ceiling I’d say. He’s probably closer to Kipnis though with a bit better power and speed.
I think at minimum he will be as good as Jason Kipnis in his prime, with potential to be as good as prime Carlos Baerga in terms of offensive production from second base
Craig Biggio or bust
Was hoping for a consistent 4+ win player when we drafted him. Now I guess an above average offensive player.
Shohei Ohtani
He in the WBC this year? That’ll be fun.
My hopes? 100 hr and 100 sb a year, a 1.000 fielding percentage with 100 drs, and a free hot dog every time I walk into the stadium. That or he turns out to be an above average mlb second baseman, that would be cool too.
Going to dream big and say he can be a 5x 6+ WAR player and will finish top 5 in MVP 3 times
A 3+war 20-20-20 guy for 7 years would be amazing
No disrespect on the Kipnis comparison but…. he better be way better than Kipnis ever was, and have a longer career of high level production. He was the #1 overall pick.
Hopes aside, that rubber ducks jersey is goddamned fire.
I think he can mash to our short porch in right.
Honestly Jason Kipnis is a very realistic scenario for him. Steal 20 bags, hit 20 homers and bat .260 to .280 with a solid OBP
At this point I’m just hoping he can be a regular starter
Super random, but I sat next to his dad at a bar in Columbus earlier this month. Seemed like a nice guy and it was interesting to hear about his first year.
He struggled a bit in AA last year but improved in AAA. I still think its reasonable to expect him to have a floor of Jason Kipnis and a Pedroria type ceiling, at least thats my hope.
My hopes are modest, I hope he has a great spring training and makes the jump to the majors. It is now clear that before a possible lockout and a potential ownership transfer, we are going with pitching and the kids and clean books on our contracts.
Might as well throw him in the mix, we still have a lot of potential trade pieces, though all teams are reluctant to make us any respectful offers which I find puzzling?
Roberto Alomar but without the *stuff*
You know
Francisco Lindor type career. Kill it in Cleveland for a few years then break my heart when he’s traded for prospects
Kipnis had a 5-year stretch from 25 to 29 where he averaged a 110 WRC+ and 3.5 WAR. Anything less than that would be an extreme disappointment bordering on failure (especially if JJ Wetherolt hits his ceiling in St Louis).
Realistically, they probably have him for 7 years. If he can get closer to a 115-120 WRC+ average with a couple seasons at or over 130, I’d be satisfied.
That the downs doesn’t undercut his career
Utley seems like the ceiling comparison. Given the limited power so far in the minors but strong batting eye and potential to hit for average (plus weak defense), I think Jeff McNeil may be a more likely/median outcome.
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Chase Utley would be the ceiling I’d say. He’s probably closer to Kipnis though with a bit better power and speed.
I think at minimum he will be as good as Jason Kipnis in his prime, with potential to be as good as prime Carlos Baerga in terms of offensive production from second base
Craig Biggio or bust
Was hoping for a consistent 4+ win player when we drafted him. Now I guess an above average offensive player.
Shohei Ohtani
He in the WBC this year? That’ll be fun.
My hopes? 100 hr and 100 sb a year, a 1.000 fielding percentage with 100 drs, and a free hot dog every time I walk into the stadium. That or he turns out to be an above average mlb second baseman, that would be cool too.
Going to dream big and say he can be a 5x 6+ WAR player and will finish top 5 in MVP 3 times
A 3+war 20-20-20 guy for 7 years would be amazing
No disrespect on the Kipnis comparison but…. he better be way better than Kipnis ever was, and have a longer career of high level production. He was the #1 overall pick.
Hopes aside, that rubber ducks jersey is goddamned fire.
I think he can mash to our short porch in right.
Honestly Jason Kipnis is a very realistic scenario for him. Steal 20 bags, hit 20 homers and bat .260 to .280 with a solid OBP
At this point I’m just hoping he can be a regular starter
Super random, but I sat next to his dad at a bar in Columbus earlier this month. Seemed like a nice guy and it was interesting to hear about his first year.
He struggled a bit in AA last year but improved in AAA. I still think its reasonable to expect him to have a floor of Jason Kipnis and a Pedroria type ceiling, at least thats my hope.
My hopes are modest, I hope he has a great spring training and makes the jump to the majors. It is now clear that before a possible lockout and a potential ownership transfer, we are going with pitching and the kids and clean books on our contracts.
Might as well throw him in the mix, we still have a lot of potential trade pieces, though all teams are reluctant to make us any respectful offers which I find puzzling?
Roberto Alomar but without the *stuff*
You know
Francisco Lindor type career. Kill it in Cleveland for a few years then break my heart when he’s traded for prospects
Kipnis had a 5-year stretch from 25 to 29 where he averaged a 110 WRC+ and 3.5 WAR. Anything less than that would be an extreme disappointment bordering on failure (especially if JJ Wetherolt hits his ceiling in St Louis).
Realistically, they probably have him for 7 years. If he can get closer to a 115-120 WRC+ average with a couple seasons at or over 130, I’d be satisfied.
That the downs doesn’t undercut his career
Utley seems like the ceiling comparison. Given the limited power so far in the minors but strong batting eye and potential to hit for average (plus weak defense), I think Jeff McNeil may be a more likely/median outcome.