Homer Bailey has been an undercover star for the A’s

Sep 19 2019 by Athletics Nation

 
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His ERA doesn’t tell the full story of how good he’s been.

Entering the season, Homer Bailey was an afterthought. After four years of struggling with injuries and ineffectiveness, the Reds traded him to the Dodgers in a salary dump, at which point L.A. released him. The Dodgers are paying him more than $22 million to not pitch for them, and this spring he wound up signing a minor league contract with the rebuilding Royals.

Since then, Bailey...

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