Why Guardians traded for catcher Patrick Bailey from Giants
This move should be a big help for the Guardians' catcher room.
Why Guardians traded for catcher Patrick Bailey from Giants originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Cleveland Guardians are 21-19, sitting in first place in the AL Central, and looking to make a push for the division title once more.
Things are going well so far, and the Guardians' front office decided to pull off an interesting move with a trade very early in the season. According to ESPN's Jeff Passan , they are acquiring San Francisco Giants catcher and Gold Glove award winner Patrick Bailey. With a fairly set catcher room, why are the Guardians adding Bailey?
Why Guardians are trading for Patrick Bailey "BREAKING: The Cleveland Guardians are acquiring two-time Gold Glove-winning catcher Patrick Bailey in a trade with the San Francisco Giants for the NO. 29 pick in this year's draft and left-handed pitching prospect Matt 'Tugboat' Wilkinson, sources tell ESPN," Passan reports. The Guardians aren't giving up too much to acquire Bailey, who will instantly step in and be the best fielding catcher the Guardians have on the roster.
While Bailey has posted -0. 2 bWAR this season with a . 146 batting average and one homer in 82 at-bats, his elite defense is a big reason why Cleveland is adding Bailey.