Earlier in the day, the Cincinnati Reds were contemplating putting Homer Bailey on the disabled list with a shoulder strain, and Jon Morosi confirms what Reds fans were afraid of:
Reds Place Homer Bailey On DL, Call Up Mike Leake
Homer Bailey hits DL with sprained posterior capsule, right shoulder. Mike Leake called up.
Rotoworld says that the MRI was clean, so this isn’t likely to require anything but rest and rehabilitation.
The Reds came into the season with a wealth of starting pitching options, but the problem has been that too many of them have pitched poorly, Leake included. Bailey was fantastic in his five starts in 2011, with a 3.00 ERA in 30 innings, striking out 22 and walking only five batters.
Leake had never pitched in the minor leagues before this season, but his slow start forced the Reds to option him. Though his ERA was bad, his peripheral numbers were just fine, so it’s possible he was mostly unlucky. In triple-A, though, he was hammered in two appearances, allowing eight runs in 7-1/3 innings.
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