The A’s aren’t likely to be very good in 2010, but don’t think Bailey won’t get a lot of saves opportunities. The young A’s pitching staff will keep them in a lot of games, and the games they do win are likely to be close. Expect Bailey to close out 35-40 games in 2010.
A few years down the road, Bailey is likely to be one of the league’s elite stoppers. He started his minor league career as a starter, but the A’s are likely to keep him in the closer position long term after