Patrick Bailey embraces fresh start after trade to Cleveland Guardians
Patrick Bailey hadn't been in Cleveland more than 2 hours and already was talking about helping the Guardians get better and how they can improve him.
CLEVELAND — Patrick Bailey didn't hide his excitement after stepping off a plane and joining the Cleveland Guardians . Bailey, who came to Cleveland in a trade for Matt Wilkinson and a first-round compensatory pick , talked to the media mere minutes after arriving at Progressive Field on Saturday, May 9 . And the 26-year old couldn't wait to get things going.
"I feel like a kid on Christmas eve," he said. "I'm ready to get going and see what's under the tree. " The Guardians have known about Bailey for a long time and know exactly what they're getting in the first-round pick in the 2020 MLB Draft (No.
13 overall). What Patrick Bailey thinks of catching for the Guardians Bailey’s Defensive Runs Above Average (DEF) of 102. 4 is the highest in MLB since 2020, according to Fangraphs.
com. Bailey (102. 4) and veteran Cleveland catcher Austin Hedges (81.