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When the Reds signed Bailey over Cueto I was upset then and I am even more upset now. It is a horrible contract. Moving Bailey to the Reliever Role will do nothing to improve the team.
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I’m wondering if Bailey’s “knee inflammation” is similar to the hamstring/groin strain that football players get in training camp when they want a new contract.
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Over the last 4 seasons Homer Bailey has a higher ERA (6.25) than any pitcher with at least 200 innings pitched.
Over that span he has only averaged 5.0 innings per start and has a 9-27 record.
He is finished. A pitcher can bounce back from one or two bad seasons, but 2014 was Homers last decent year (and it was cut short by injury).