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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIrEvwaAiJ4lQeYQzlpEKff1yjiZs3mTtoE9y_aFiKnCPyUveo9z2EiDiB5OMSUwVed-rPrC4Iv_YI5Y1zk07paCm01sokv10AowekGp06Ky8cQTnPjty1W-XmPPAoY5Zwk8MWgfWfnA/s400/dw-746611.jpg)