The Oakland Athletics signed veteran right-hander Homer Bailey to a minor league deal. Bailey, a first-round pick of the Cincinnati Reds back in 2004, made 13 starts for the A's back in 2019, going 6-3 with a 4.30 ERA and 1.20 WHIP. The 35-year-old had a 3.38 ERA in eight innings over two starts for the Minnesota Twins in the shortened 2020 season and was released last September. In 31 total starts with the A's and Kansas City Royals in 2019, Bailey was 13-9 with a 4.57 ERA. He'll represent ...

The Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals are actively looking at free-agent starting pitchers, according to a source. Jake Odorizzi, James Paxton and Taijuan Walker are the top remaining starters behind Trevor Bauer. Other notable pitchers on the market include Rich Hill, Cole Hamels, Jake Arrieta, Homer Bailey, Anibal Sanchez and Mike Fiers. The Phillies have already signed lefty Matt Moore and right-hander Chase Anderson, but they're both back-of-the-rotation options. ...

Minnesota Twins right-handed pitcher Homer Bailey has been shifted to the 45-day injured list due to tendinitis in his right biceps, putting him on the sidelines until at least mid-September. Bailey had been working his way back at the clubs alternate site after having made just one start earlier this year, earning a win in a five-inning effort. With Jake Odorizzi (chest) also hitting the IL, Minnesota will likely go back to using an opener at least once through each turn of the rotation for ...

Minnesota Twins left-handed pitcher Rich Hill (shoulder) and right-hander Homer Bailey (biceps tendinitis) are continuing to make progress in their attempts at rejoining the starting rotation. Hill threw a bullpen session Tuesday and will face live hitting when the team returns to Minnesota after its current road trip; Bailey is slightly behind Hill, only now ramping up to playing catch. Hills lone start of the season resulted in five scoreless innings, while Bailey allowed two runs in his ...

Minnesota Twins pitcher Homer Bailey (biceps) was placed on the 10-day injured list on Sunday. Bailey was scratched from Sunday's start and manager Rocco Baldelli called it "recovery-related", though it appears there was something going on behind the scenes. The team is describing the injury as tendonitis, so it doesn't appear to be anything too serious. Reliever Tyler Clippard will start an opener for the Twins on Sunday against Cleveland. As for Bailey's next start, it's very likely that ...

Minnesota Twins right-handed pitcher Homer Bailey will now start Monday against Pittsburgh, having been scratched Sunday versus Cleveland, allowing right-hander Tyler Clippard to serve as the opener. Manager Rocco Baldelli cited recovery related issues with Bailey as it pertained to starting Sunday. Having pitched extensively in the National League, Bailey has made 24 career starts against the Pirates, one of which was one of his two career no-hitters. With the Twins bullpen being tasked with ...

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Homer Bailey got the win in his first start with the team. Bailey pitched five innings, striking out four batters with two walks while giving up two earned runs. The veteran starter made one mistake, hanging a slider to outfielder Tyler O'Neill, who deposited the ball 438 feet into the seats. Otherwise, Bailey was good, throwing 46 of 80 pitches for strikes and getting four punch-outs with the slider. The pitch could be key to his success this year, especially ...

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Homer Bailey had a rough start in a 4-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Bailey lasted three innings, allowing five hits and four earned runs, three of which came on home runs. The veteran did strike out three batters, though he struggled at times with location. He hung a splitter to Anthony Rizzo and left two fastballs up in the zone to Wilson Contreras, who homered twice. It's obviously not a cause for concern just yet but it's not an ideal end to spring ...

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~325-340CURRENT ADP: ~353 overallANALYSIS:It has appeared for quite some time that Homer Bailey's days of being fantasy relevant were in the rearview, but he went on a nice little run at the end of last season that put him back on the radar. After some initial struggles following a trade to Oakland, he put up a 2.25 ERA across 48 innings in his last eight starts. During that time, he recorded a 24% SwK and 62% ground ball rate on his cutter, and his four-seam fastball ...

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Homer Bailey threw three innings against the Orioles on Thursday and allowed four hits and one run while striking out two. Bailey has a 1.80 ERA in two spring starts and is the number-four starter on the Twins depth chart right now. At 33 years old, Bailey's best days may be behind him, though he's still capable of putting together a decent season for Minnesota in 2020.