Cleveland Guardians Top Prospect Continues to Heat Up in Minor Leagues

Travis Bazzana, the No. 1 pick in the MLB Draft last year, now has hits in 10 of his last 11 games at Double-A Akron.

RubberDucks’ Travis Bazzana watches his long fly ball against the Altoona Curve on April 13, 2025, in Akron, Ohio. | Phil Masturzo / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Cleveland Guardians top prospect Travis Bazzana is heating up at Double-A Akron. He's now hit in his 10 of his last 11 games and he connected on a home run Friday night, his fourth of the season.

The No. 1 overall pick in the draft in 2024, Bazzana is the No. 7 prospect in baseball, per MLB Pipeline.

Travis Bazzana's 4th homer of the season is a moonshot 🌛

The @CleGuardians top prospect now has hits in 10 of his last 11 games for the Double-A @AkronRubberDuck: pic.twitter.com/sCyzTYqJkQ

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) May 10, 2025

A second baseman, he's projected to make his debut in Cleveland this season. After the team traded away Andres Gimenez in the offseason, there seems to be an opening whenever he shows he's ready.

He's hitting .256 thus far with the four homers and 17 RBIs. He's also posted a .351 on-base percentage and a .795 OPS.

He played 27 games last season after getting drafted, hitting .238 at High-A. He played his college ball at Oregon State.

The following comes from a portion of his MLB.com prospect profile:

Bazzana has a compact left-handed swing with quality bat speed and makes excellent swing decisions, leaving him with no obvious weakness at the plate. He rarely chases, makes contact with ease while generating upper-echelon exit velocities and produces against lefties and righties and all types of pitches. His exceptional bat-to-ball skills overshadow his plus raw power, and he gets to most of it while displaying the ability to drive the ball out of the park to the opposite field.

At the big-league level, the Guardians will play the Philadelphia Phillies again on Saturday. Double-A Akron will continue its week-long series against Somerset, who is affiliated with the New York Yankees.

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