Bailey came to the Los Angeles Angels after Joe Smith had been traded and Cam Bedrosian were lost for the season due to injury. Fernando Salas was the closer for almost all of August and was perfect in five opportunities until he was dealt to the Mets on August 31st.
Bailey was promptly called up from the minors in Triple-A Salt Lake City and pitched in 12 games in September going 11.1 innings giving up three runs sporting a 2.38 ERA. Bailey had a 0.94 WHIP and eight strikeouts and no walks.