The Angels ' current closing situation is in turmoil, so there is potential for the former closer 95 career saves to enter the mix at some point. The year-old will first have to prove that he can handle himself in a middle-relief role -- and more importantly, stay healthy -- before getting serious consideration for save opportunities.
It's been a long road back for Bailey -- he endured several setbacks in his recovery -- but he has returned to the active roster following a four-month absence. The Angels ' ninth-inning situation is unsettled at the moment, and Bailey did save six games for Anaheim down the stretch last year, but it's difficult to imagine he will be in the mix to close right away. Bailey shoulder is traveling with the team for this weekend's series against the Mariners and could be activated as soon as Saturday, Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports.
After suffering a number of setbacks on his rehab, it looks like Bailey is finally ready to rejoin the Angels bullpen. Cam Bedrosian and Bud Norris will likely still be the first option for saves, but should either or both struggle, Bailey could work his way into the ninth-inning conversation. That said, Bailey has thrown just three innings this season and allowed a 5.
It appears to be a second setback for Bailey in what has become a nightmare rehabilitation, who will head back to southern California in hopes of finding the source of the issue. The right-handed reliever has already been out since April while dealing with shoulder inflammation, and could now find his season in jeopardy following the latest delay. Bailey shoulder made a rehab appearance with Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday, giving up a solo home run and striking out a batter in one inning.
It was the second rehab outing for Bailey, after he previously pitched an inning for the Angels ' rookie-level Arizona League club July Considered a candidate to close for the Angels heading into spring training, Bailey will probably have to settle for middle-relief duty as a result of the long layoff once he's eventually activated from the day disabled list.
He'll likely need a few more rehab appearances before being reinstated. Bailey shoulder is scheduled to resume throwing in the next few days, Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports. The veteran reliever has been sidelined for nearly two months with shoulder inflammation. He is eligible to come off the day DL in the next week, so if his rehab goes as planned, he could return shortly after the required 60 days.
With Bud Norris experiencing success as the Angels ' closer, Bailey should slot in as a middle reliever. Bailey likes to stay away, particularly to right-handed batters.
In any case, he throws strikes. Using the two-foot wide zone, Bailey is above average overall, but more precise with his fastball and cutter. The first reason is the swing rate, unusually high for the cutter and low for the fastball. Where the pitches are when swung at or not is the other part. The fastball and the curve, on the other hand, are taken regularly.
Notice the astounding whiff rates on all three pitches. This is where things get tricky—batted balls. Bailey is a fly ball pitcher, but his fastball is not easy to take out.
That takes his run values per pitches rv down a notch when I regress hits on ground balls to league average. Bailey relies on 3 pitches. Fastball : 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed : Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking : Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Other. Note: Years are in reverse order. How this works : Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate.
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