Giants fans woke up to surprising news Saturday when the team traded two-time Gold Glove-winning catcher Patrick Bailey to the Cleveland Guardians.NBC Sports Bay Area’s Alex Pavlovic confirmed the move shortly after ESPN’s Jeff Passan broke the news. The Giants announced the deal a few minutes later.The move ends Bailey’s star-crossed time in San Francisco. He is an elite defensive player, but he was limited offensively.Those offensive struggles were on full display this season, as Bailey slashed .146/.213/.183 with just one homer, five RBI and 22 strikeouts in 30 games for the Giants.The promotion of top prospect Jesus Rodriguez this week had taken most of the time at catcher away from Bailey, and with former first-round pick Daniel Susac nearing a return from an injury, the Giants decided to move on from Bailey.Now, Bailey will try to get his career back on the right track with former Giants catcher and current Guardians manager Stephen Vogt.Here’s how Giants fans, former players and the baseball world reacted to Saturday’s trade: I’d assume that 80-90% of #SFGiants fans are thrilled that Bailey is gone, right? Got sped through the...
How MLB social media reacted to Giants’ surprising Patrick Bailey trade
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