"Veteran pitcher" Homer Bailey, 33, will build a bird's nest at the Oakland Athletics.
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The Major League's official website MLB.com reported on Monday that Oakland had a one-on-one trade in acquiring the Kansas City Royals starter Bailey and giving up Kevin Merrell, 23, a minor league infielder.
Bailey is a right-hander with a 74 wins, 83 losses and a 4.58 ERA in 1,320.1 innings in 230 games in his 13 big league seasons. He made his debut with the Cincinnati Reds in 2007 and had an outstanding record of 11 wins, 12 losses and a 3.49 fWAR 4.1 win in 2013.
However, after signing an extension contract of $105 million, the company suffered a sharp decline. Suffering from frequent injuries, it has degenerated into a caustic complex in Cincinnati. He was eventually traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in December last year in the process of handling high-paid workers, and suffered a discharge pain immediately after that.
This year, Bailey, who nestled in Kansas City, pitched in 18 games, with seven wins, six losses and a 4.80 ERA. Considering that he has remained in the six-run average for the past three seasons, he has complied with the record.
Oakland, which had a huge gap in the starting lineup due to the injuries of Sean Mannea, Jesus Lucardo, A.J. Puck and the suspension of Frankie Montas (a banned substance), recruited Bailey to put out the urgent fire.
Bailey's salary for the 2019 season, which was paid by Kansas City, is $550,000, the lowest annual salary for Major League Baseball, and Oakland only needs to pay the remaining $250,000.
Meanwhile, in exchange for Bailey's uniform, Merrell is the 17th-best prospect for the Oakland team in terms of "MLB Pipeline." It's a shame in hitting. He batted just .246 OPS 6.631 in 82 games in Double A this year. However, he is considered to have a very good base capability.