Homer Bailey is the latest free agent to sign. With Bryce Harper and Manny Machado still up for grabs, this isn’t the biggest news, especially with it being a minor league deal. But, he has also been invited to Kansas City Royals Spring Training in Surprise, Arizona.
The righty was a first round draft pick of the Cincinnati Reds, seventh overall out of La Grange High School in Texas. After 12 years with the Reds, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of the Yasiel Puig deal for salary purposes, but he was immediately released, before the night was even over, becoming a free agent.