The Cleveland Guardians have decided where Travis Bazzana will start the 2026 season.
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It feels inevitable that at some point, Travis Bazan will be with the Cleveland Guardians and helping them win at the big league level in 2026.
It feels inevitable that at some point, Travis Bazan will be with the Cleveland Guardians and helping them win at the big league level in 2026.
But that won’t be where he’s starting the season if Steven Vogt shared on Monday that Bazan will be, not be on the opening day roster and starting the season at the minor league level.
But that won’t be where he’s starting the season if Steven Vogt shared on Monday that Bazan will be, not be on the opening day roster and starting the season at the minor league level.
That said, he will be sticking around with the big league team and spring training for the next couple of days before he’s reassigned to the Cleveland’s minor league camp.
That said, he will be sticking around with the big league team and spring training for the next couple of days before he’s reassigned to the Cleveland’s minor league camp.
And honestly, this isn’t that shocking of a decision when you look at all the just relative playing time that Bazan has had just over the last few weeks, and even going back to last season as well.
And honestly, this isn’t that shocking of a decision when you look at all the just relative playing time that Bazan has had just over the last few weeks, and even going back to last season as well.
Remember, Bazan missed about two months last season with an oblique injury.
Remember, Bazan missed about two months last season with an oblique injury.
Yes, he did make his way up to AAA and did look very good there.
Yes, he did make his way up to AAA and did look very good there.
He had an OPS over eight hundred through those final twenty-two games of the season.
He had an OPS over eight hundred through those final twenty-two games of the season.
But he overall doesn’t have a ton of playing time at that level, and he’s only played f- in five spring training games as well.
But he overall doesn’t have a ton of playing time at that level, and he’s only played f- in five spring training games as well.
He left the g– he left the team to join Team Australia in Japan as part of the World Baseball Classic, where he, was able to come up with a home run and a couple of clutch hits as well.
He left the g– he left the team to join Team Australia in Japan as part of the World Baseball Classic, where he, was able to come up with a home run and a couple of clutch hits as well.
But overall, Steven Vogt made the comment on Monday that he’s really only played Baza– he’s only seen Bazan play six times.
But overall, Steven Vogt made the comment on Monday that he’s really only played Baza– he’s only seen Bazan play six times.
And while those six times have been impressive and he’s been able to point out a new element of Bazan’s game in each of them, it’s really not that big of a sample size.
And while those six times have been impressive and he’s been able to point out a new element of Bazan’s game in each of them, it’s really not that big of a sample size.
So it makes sense for the Guardians at this point to have Bazan start the season at mi– the minor league level, get a little bit more playing time underneath his feet, and be ready for that call whenever it does come.
So it makes sense for the Guardians at this point to have Bazan start the season at mi– the minor league level, get a little bit more playing time underneath his feet, and be ready for that call whenever it does come.
And again, I think at this point, it’s really not a question of if Bazan is with the Guardians in 2026, it’s when.
And again, I think at this point, it’s really not a question of if Bazan is with the Guardians in 2026, it’s when.
And, right now, it’s not gonna be at the start of the season.
And, right now, it’s not gonna be at the start of the season.