Wed 2/18/15 1:04 PM

Bailey (forearm) was feeling fine Thursday as he prepared for his first day of spring training Thursday, though he's not where he would normally be in his throwing program, C. Trent Rosecrans of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.Bailey missed half of August and all of September due to the flexor strain, but it appears he's back in the fold for the beginning of spring training. He will need to knock off some of the rust to prepare for the beginning of the season, but the 28-year-old will have six weeks to do so.