Tuesday links!
It doesn't seem too terribly long ago that Homer Bailey was the young hot-shot in the Cincinnati Reds rotation, the unproven yet uber-talented big arm projected to carry the team on their next big run in the NL Central. The young Texan was a bit brash, but after early struggles and a few years in the dugout with the likes of Aaron Harang and Bronson Arroyo, he settled in to his role near the top of the rotation. Those days are long gone, however, and the departures of Johnny Cueto and Mike Leake have left Homer as the lone veteran in a pool of starting pitchers that's as green as they come, as C.