Comments on: Why Good Fantasy GM’s Should Stay Away From Homer Bailey http://www.crookedpitch.com/381/why-good-fantasy-gms-should-stay-away-from-homer-bailey/ Fantasy Baseball & Fantasy Football Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:50:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Redleg Nation http://www.crookedpitch.com/381/why-good-fantasy-gms-should-stay-away-from-homer-bailey/comment-page-1/#comment-1661 Redleg Nation Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:58:46 +0000 http://www.crookedpitch.com/?p=381#comment-1661 <strong>Short Hops...</strong> There are a few items I’ve been meaning to link over the last couple of days: –I agree with Justin; the Reds should extend Jay Bruce. Sign him to a long-term contract now, and you will avoid getting murdered in arbitration in a couple of y... Short Hops…

There are a few items I’ve been meaning to link over the last couple of days:
–I agree with Justin; the Reds should extend Jay Bruce. Sign him to a long-term contract now, and you will avoid getting murdered in arbitration in a couple of y…

]]> By: Patrick http://www.crookedpitch.com/381/why-good-fantasy-gms-should-stay-away-from-homer-bailey/comment-page-1/#comment-1656 Patrick Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:17:38 +0000 http://www.crookedpitch.com/?p=381#comment-1656 Homer Bailey has consistently had changes in his velocity over the last couple of years. You hear/read about him throwing 96 then when he gets to the majors he throws 90, and then the next start he might be throwing 94. Be it he is a bit injury prone and is trying to pitch through injuries, or the franchise constantly trying to change his mechanics or the pitches he throws. I agree a move to the bullpen would be excellent for him just because he could gain confidence, and allow him to worry more about getting his pitches over for strikes instead of trying to out smart the hitters by pitching backwards. Homer Bailey's future is going to be super dependent on if he can ever start to strike out the batters at the level he did in the lower level of the minor leagues. I feel the bullpen might be the best place for him to figure that out and make that next step. Homer Bailey has consistently had changes in his velocity over the last couple of years. You hear/read about him throwing 96 then when he gets to the majors he throws 90, and then the next start he might be throwing 94. Be it he is a bit injury prone and is trying to pitch through injuries, or the franchise constantly trying to change his mechanics or the pitches he throws.

I agree a move to the bullpen would be excellent for him just because he could gain confidence, and allow him to worry more about getting his pitches over for strikes instead of trying to out smart the hitters by pitching backwards. Homer Bailey’s future is going to be super dependent on if he can ever start to strike out the batters at the level he did in the lower level of the minor leagues. I feel the bullpen might be the best place for him to figure that out and make that next step.

]]> By: jinaz http://www.crookedpitch.com/381/why-good-fantasy-gms-should-stay-away-from-homer-bailey/comment-page-1/#comment-1655 jinaz Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:52:24 +0000 http://www.crookedpitch.com/?p=381#comment-1655 If you can get him in for $1, I think Bailey might still be worth taking. He has a lot of talent, and guys like that can sometimes make huge strides in a short period of time. But it's true that he hasn't noticeably improved over the past years, may have lost some velocity, and has seemed to be somewhat prone to injury (though nothing catastrophic yet). I think a move to the bullpen could be terrific for him. It might not be something that he does for the rest of his career, but I can see him being dominant in that role. And the Reds finally have a deep enough rotation that such a move is a plausible thing to do. It would also let him build up a record of success if they ultimately decide to put him back into the rotation, either mid-next year or sometime in subsequent years. -j If you can get him in for $1, I think Bailey might still be worth taking. He has a lot of talent, and guys like that can sometimes make huge strides in a short period of time. But it’s true that he hasn’t noticeably improved over the past years, may have lost some velocity, and has seemed to be somewhat prone to injury (though nothing catastrophic yet).

I think a move to the bullpen could be terrific for him. It might not be something that he does for the rest of his career, but I can see him being dominant in that role. And the Reds finally have a deep enough rotation that such a move is a plausible thing to do. It would also let him build up a record of success if they ultimately decide to put him back into the rotation, either mid-next year or sometime in subsequent years.
-j

]]> By: Shawn http://www.crookedpitch.com/381/why-good-fantasy-gms-should-stay-away-from-homer-bailey/comment-page-1/#comment-1654 Shawn Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:44:19 +0000 http://www.crookedpitch.com/?p=381#comment-1654 Homer is way too young to give up on, but I wouldn't count on fantasy value in 2009. 2010, maybe. Homer is way too young to give up on, but I wouldn’t count on fantasy value in 2009. 2010, maybe.

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