The Red Report: Homer Bailey

Bad name for a pitcher, good pitcher for the Reds

By Kerry Moss Mar 1, 2013, 10:19am EST

Homer Bailey

Height: 6-3

Weight: 210

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: May 03, 1986

David Dewitt Bailey Jr. was born May 3rd 1986 in La Grange Texas. The nickname "Homer" (which is a bad name for a pitcher) comes from his great-grandfather.
He attended La Grange High School. During La Grange's 2004 baseball season, Bailey won 15 games and lost none. Additionally, he had a 0.68 earned run average and 201 strikeouts in 92 2/3 innings pitched. That year, USA Today, named Bailey as a member of that year's USA Today All-USA high school baseball team and their High School National Player of the Year. Bailey completed his high school career with 41 wins, 4 losses, a 0.98 ERA, and 536 strikeouts in 298 innings pitched.
The Reds drafted Bailey with the 7th pick in the 2004 draft. Prior to the 2007 season, both Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus named Bailey the top prospect in the Reds' farm system.
He looks like Christian Bale
On September 28, 2012, Bailey pitched the first no-hitter at PNC Park, and the 15th in Reds history, in a 1-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. It was the first no-hitter by a Reds' pitcher since Tom Browning's perfect game in 1988.
Bailey is an avid hunter and sportsman. In 2008, Homer Bailey released a charity wine called "Homer Bailey's Chardonnay" with 100% of his proceeds supporting Outdoors Without Limits, an organization committed to help reduce the barriers that prevent disabled people from enjoying the great outdoors.

Drafted/Signed: by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 2004 amateur draft. Signed July 22, 2004

MLB Service Time: 4.017
Current Contract Status: 2nd-Year Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$5.35M (2013)

Year	Age	Tm	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	HR	BB	SO	ERA+	WHIP	SO/BB
2007	21	CIN	4	2	5.76	9	9	0	0	45.1	3	28	28	81	1.566	1.00
2008	22	CIN	0	6	7.93	8	8	0	0	36.1	8	17	18	56	2.092	1.06
2009	23	CIN	8	5	4.53	20	20	0	0	113.1	12	52	86	93	1.474	1.65
2010	24	CIN	4	3	4.46	19	19	1	1	109.0	11	40	100	91	1.367	2.50
2011	25	CIN	9	7	4.43	22	22	0	0	132.0	18	33	106	89	1.280	3.21
2012	26	CIN	13	10	3.68	33	33	2	1	208.0	26	52	168	115	1.240	3.23
6 Yrs			38	33	4.50	111	111	3	2	644.0	78	222	506	93	1.382	2.28
162 Game Avg.			12	10	4.50	34	34	1	1	197	24	68	155	93	1.382	2.28

Ratings via TheBaseballCube:

Control: 39
K-Rating: 74
Efficiency: 52
vsPower: 50

As you'd expect, it's mostly about missing bats for Bailey. I'm surprised to see such a low score for control, however.