It had been on my mind. Homer Bailey has been visible in the Reds dugout at home games. He’d even had a prominent role in the dust-up with the Pirates. I’d heard the report from Jim Day earlier in the week that Bailey’s recovery from Tommy John surgery has been going well. No pain. Rehab on schedule. Expecting to throw off a mound before spring training. Encouraging news.
But I was really wondering about something else.
Was Homer Bailey going to become one of the leaders on the Reds?
With the departure of Matt Latos and Alfredo Simon in December, the recent trades of Mike Leake and Johnny Cueto left Bailey the sole remaining member of the 2014 starting rotation.