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Guardians acquire two-time Gold Glove catcher Patrick Bailey from Giants in stunner

New York Post·Jake Nisse·23 days ago
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The Guardians’ defense just got a huge boost. The American League Central leaders acquired two-time Gold Glove winner Patrick Bailey in a trade with the Giants, the teams announced Saturday morning . Cleveland is sending San Francisco the No. 29 pick in this year’s draft and lefty pitching prospect Matt Wilkinson. San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey has been traded to the Cleveland Guardians IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect San Francisco will also receive $3.27 million in slot value in the deal, according to ESPN . Bailey, 26, is known for his defense, winning the NL Gold Glove in each of the last two seasons. He posted plus-20 and plus-19 marks in defensive runs saved, according to Fangraphs , over the last two seasons, respectively. He’s not much of an offensive option, though. Bailey owns a career .224 average with a .282 on-base percentage and .329 slugging percentage, never producing a league-average season as measured by OPS+.…

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