Giants trade Gold Glove catcher Patrick Bailey to Guardians

The San Francisco Giants traded catcher Patrick Bailey to the Cleveland Guardians, the teams announced Saturday.

San Francisco will also receive the 29th overall pick in July’s MLB draft and pitching prospect Matt Wilkinson. The draft pick is part of the Competitive Balance Round A, which is the only type of pick that can be traded and follows the first round of the draft.

To make room on the 40-man roster for Bailey, Cleveland will option catcher Bo Naylor to Triple-A Columbus. Naylor is hitting .143 with two home runs and seven RBI this season.

Bailey, 26, has won the National League’s Gold Glove at catcher in each of the past two seasons.

Bailey is batting .146 with one home run and five RBIs in 30 games this season with San Francisco (15-23), which is tied for the worst record in the NL. The 20th overall pick in the 2020 draft, Bailey has a .599 OPS since the start of 2024, the second-worst of any MLB hitter with 800 plate appearances in that span.

He was recently replaced in this lineup as the Giants adopted a platoon system, with Jesús Rodríguez and Eric Haase filling in for Bailey. Daniel Susac will also be in the mix to be the everyday catcher when he returns from the 10-day injured list as he works his way back from right elbow ulnar neuritis.

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