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For the second consecutive year, the Cincinnati Reds entered Spring Training looking for someone to fill the fifth spot in their starting rotation. Last season, the competition between Micah Owings and Homer Bailey ended with Owings winning the job.  However, it was Bailey that eventually took a firm grip on a spot in the rotation as he finished the season strong and rekindled the optimism that once hovered over the young right-hander. In his final nine starts of 2009, Bailey went 6-1 with a 1.70 earned run average and 53 strikeouts.  His last two starts led to his nomination as the National League Player of the Week for the final week of the season. Despite back-to-back disappointing seasons, Aaron Harang was selected by Dusty Baker to start on Opening Day.  Harang's status ...

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