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With the departure of Jonny Cueto to San Francisco for greener pastures, the Cincinnati Reds view Homer Bailey as their ace. Many would view this as a tough spot, considering that his 2015 season was a complete nightmare; he began the season on the DL, started two games, and proceeded to go under the knife when initial "elbow inflammation” suddenly became the need for Tommy John surgery.
Homer Bailey owns a career 4.20 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. For qualified starters pitching during the span of Homer Bailey’s career (2007-2015), the average ERA was 4.08 and the average WHIP was 1.34; pretty close to the exact average. Before the injuries started in 2013, Bailey had lowered his ERA in five consecutive seasons from 2008 to 2013. Had the injuries not occurred, Bailey would most likely be far below the league average by now.
Due to his injury history, Homer Baily’s stock has plummeted and at this value, I am full on Jim Cramer-level crazy about him. If you can snag him in the late rounds, you’ll have yourself a solid fixture in your pitching lineup.
