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/AVvXsEgqH1DOKWtikg2IfOWlqreQlhRzQR5_WUgjQC4KfNDOv2qghzI3SHHZFc8mlPaCVEV75EvutuMbSUxGrVvaCrqanyDQAf814hlzwuyxFY0wig086tLkCLyEpldMTstiX8b9gaJUFgBPiQo/s400/dw-746611.jpg)