Listed below, are the points and counterpoints about what the Reds should do about Homer Bailey:
Point: The Reds will give him the entire season and evaluate then.
Counterpoint: They may do that but a team that is serious about winning can't keep running Bailey out there.
P: They won't know what they have until September.
CP: It is obvious what they have. He is inefficient. He can't put hitters away.
P: He pitched very well at the end of 2009.
CP: Two of those starts were against the Pirates. Sometimes, September stats can be big fat liars.
P: He also had good games against the Dodgers, Marlins, Rockies and Cardinals in that same time frame. Three of those teams were in the playoffs and another was close. Young pitchers don't always pitch well. Bailey is still a l ...
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Should the Cincinnati Reds Be Patient with Homer Bailey?
Posted: 15th April 2010 by tank jones in MLBComments Off on Should the Cincinnati Reds Be Patient with Homer Bailey?