The question is not going away. And now Stephen Vogt has weighed in on it directly.
With Travis Bazzana continuing to tear through Triple-A Columbus pitching and the calls for his promotion growing louder by the day, reporters asked Guardians manager Stephen Vogt point-blank how closely he has been paying attention to what the 23-year-old second baseman has been doing down in Columbus.
“I’m always keeping an eye, but we have a number of players playing really, really well in AAA right now,” Vogt said.
"I'm always keeping an eye, but we have a number of players playing really, really well in AAA right now"#Guardians Stephen Vogt was asked how much he has paid attention to Travis Bazzana's recent success in Columbus#GuardsBall @WEWS pic.twitter.com/y7G3sxQhv4
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His 11-game on-base streak earlier this month was the performance that put the national spotlight on the situation. During that stretch he hit .390 with a .519 on-base percentage, went 16-41 with 7 doubles, 2 home runs, and 5 stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Juan Brito continues to hit .176 at the major league level with a .505 OPS and two critical defensive breakdowns in less than three weeks of action. The gap between what Brito is providing and what Bazzana is doing at Columbus is not a small one. It is large, visible, and growing every day that the calendar turns without a roster move being made.
The clock is ticking loudly on a Bazzana call-up. But clocks do not force the Guardians’ hand on any particular timeline. The organization has been deliberate and patient with Bazzana’s development from the moment they drafted him first overall in 2024, and they are not going to let outside pressure rush a decision they believe should be made on their terms.
Vogt keeping an eye on Bazzana is not news. Everyone inside that building is keeping an eye on Bazzana. The question is when watching turns into acting, and right now the manager is not tipping his hand on that timeline.
What is clear is that the conversation has reached the point where reporters are asking Vogt about it directly at the podium.
The Guardians will make the move when they decide the moment is right. Based on everything Bazzana is doing through 24 games at Columbus, that moment should not be far away.
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