Travis Bazzana
- Cleveland’s roster as it stands starts at 2B · 453 PA · 2.5 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young, controllable regular (age 24, control through 2032): the kind of player clubs build around.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 515 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 166 | .252 | .250 | 25% | 10% | 28% | +0.83 | −2.34 |
| RHP | 349 | .369 | .324 | 19% | 11% | 27% | +1.06 | −0.68 |
- Attack angle
- 10.4° (50% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −1.8°
- Swing length
- 7.0 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 11%
- Pull-air %
- 15.9%
- Hard-hit %
- 35.9%
- Slash · wRC+
- .245/.335/.408 · 110
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-middle (+2.6 vs. league per 100; 1.3 standard errors on 127 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-away (−2.2), but only 1.1 standard errors from average on 136 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,903 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like Bazzana: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Austin Hedges CLE · ’92 | .290 | 1.0 | 0.5 | Free agent |
| 73 | Anthony Volpe NYY · ’01 | .291 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Arb |
| 70 | Matt Shaw CHC · ’01 | .306 | 0.7 | 1.2 | Pre-arb |
| 70 | Jackson Holliday BAL · ’03 | .293 | 0.5 | 1.0 | Pre-arb |
| 70 | Andruw Monasterio BOS · ’97 | .289 | −0.8 | −0.2 | Arb |
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2B | 0 | 0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 4,162 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
At 2B in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−3 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 2Bs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2B | 379 | −9.2 |
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | Columbus Clippers | 23 | 24 | 117 PA | 117 PA · .287/.422/.511 · 2 HR · 21.4% K · 17.9% BB |
| 2025AA | AA | Akron RubberDucks | 22 | 51 | 228 PA | 228 PA · .256/.364/.426 · 5 HR · 24.1% K · 12.7% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Columbus Clippers | 22 | 26 | 120 PA | 120 PA · .225/.420/.438 · 4 HR · 26.7% K · 24.2% BB |
| 2025ROK | ROK | ACL Guardians | 22 | 7 | 26 PA | 26 PA · .222/.462/.333 · 0 HR · 15.4% K · 30.8% BB |
FanGraphs: FV 50 · ETA 2026 · #55 overall. Public pitch tracking exists only at Triple-A and some Florida State League parks.
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant