Homer Bailey didn’t make any big league appearances for the Cincinnati Reds from the end of August last season until June 24 this year. In those ten months Bailey twice was supposedly ready to come back before a set back occurred. Now Bailey has a clean bill of health, but he doesn’t look right.
Overall, Bailey’s pitch velocity hasn’t gone done considerably. He doesn’t throw as hard as he used, but it is still close to how fast he used to pitch the last time he was healthy. Of course, the last time he was healthy, he didn’t get hit this hard.