NCAAbbs

2.1 IP
5 ER
3 BB
0 K's
3 HR's

So far the scouts were wrong about him

It's my opinion that the mess that he is in right now is not his own fault. At the end of last year when he was pitching pretty well in the majors he was sitting at 93-96 and hitting 98. Then in spring training the Reds pitching coach messes with his delivery. Now he sits at 88-91. His breaking stuff isn't good enough so when his fastball is only mediocre Homer is in trouble. Let him go back to his previous mechanics and lets see if we can get the best pitching prospect back.

come again? he was never throwing 93-96. I always remember him throwing 91-94.

Last September he was around that area. In 2006 when he had the dominating season he was at 94-97. He needs to get back to his 2006 form.

Wow, bailey exceeded all expectations last night and threw a quality start. 6.1 IP, 3 ER. He only had 2 K's, but who cares, Homer Bailey is back!

He did well his last start to. Throwing 5.2 giving up 2 runs and striking out 4. I think he struck out three in a row at one point. He has been sitting at 92-94. While it's better than the 89-91 it's not where he has been in the past. But it's one step at a time for Homer.

baseball america listed him at the top of prospects whose stock has taken a major hit

People need to remember that Homer turned 22 only two months ago. With his fastball climbing back to the velocity it was at, I think that he will once again remind people why he was more highly regarded than Johnny Cueto (and Cueto has been exceptional for parts of this year). Give me a rotation of Harang, Volquez, Cueto, Bailey, and Daryl Thompson for the next few years and with the bats we have (phillips, encarnacion, bruce, votto) I think the Reds are poised to make some noise. How soon depends on whether Dunn is resigned for next year because Adam is having an absolutely monster year.

I'm optimistic about Bailey, he's still really young. He needs to start becoming more consistant soon though. However if he becomes what every Red's fan is hoping for then I love the Red's rotation going into the future. It has been way to long for this club. And yes, let's try and get Dunn back. We need to upgrade at SS imo though if we really want to make noise.

The Reds selected Bailey in the first round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft. Prior to the 2007 season, both Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus named Bailey the top prospect in the Reds' farm system.
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