With 12 seasons in the majors under his belt, Royals pitcher Homer Bailey has had plenty of spring training outings and has learned not to put too much significance on any one of them.
Bailey, who signed a minor-league deal with the Royals last month, made his second appearance (first start) of the spring in a rain-shortened split-squad 6-2 loss (5 innings) to the Texas Rangers in front of an announced 4,088 spectators at Surprise Stadium on Monday night.
Bailey allowed four runs on seven hits (two doubles) in 2 1/3 innings.
“I don’t really know that I’ve ever had a good spring training to be honest with you,” Bailey said.