Bailey avoids arbitration: The Red Sox agreed to sign closer Andrew Bailey to a one-year deal worth $3.9 million plus incentives on Wednesday, according to CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman. The deal enables the parties to avoid arbitration. The Red Sox acquired Bailey from the Athletics in December. (Updated 01/25/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 2/12/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Bailey is a quality closer, though he was never given more than 30 save opportunities in a season while he was with Oakland. That should improve now that he is with Boston, and mixed league owners can consider him as a low-end No. 1 RP option. (Updated 01/25/2012).
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After bursting onto the scene in 2009 as the American League Rookie of the Year, Bailey has been a mild disappointment in Fantasy. He's been hampered by injuries, and when he has been healthy, the A's haven't provided him with many save opportunities. The latter could change in 2012, as he is now the Red Sox's closer, having been acquired by Boston in a December deal. Assuming he can avoid the disabled list, Bailey's owners can look forward to good strikeout and walk rates, though his propensity for flyballs may hurt him more at Fenway Park than it did in Oakland's O.com Coliseum. Bailey should be a solid contributor in mixed leagues, but without a top-notch strikeout rate (like Craig Kimbrel) or ground ball rate (like Brian Wilson), he should be considered a No. 2 Fantasy RP. (Updated 1/27/12)
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