The former ace showed he still had some tricks up his sleeve.
In 2013, Homer Bailey had a very good season for a pitcher. He threw 209 innings in 32 starts with an ERA of 3.49 and 199 strikeouts to only 54 walks. The following off-season he signed a six-year, $105 million extension with the Reds. This contract was a bit of an outlier even at the time. Bailey had never been a true “ace”, but he was getting something close to ace money.
Bailey’s...