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Royals deal RHP Bailey to Athletics for prospect

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Sunday, 14 July 2019 12:14

The Athletics bolstered their beleaguered rotation by acquiring right-hander Homer Bailey from the Kansas City Royals, Oakland announced Sunday.

Bailey, 33, has experienced something of a renaissance in 2019, posting his highest strikeout rate in more than half a decade to go along with a 7-6 record and 4.80 ERA -- his best number in that category since 2014. His numbers have also improved over the past month and a half, as he had a 3.48 ERA in June, going 3-1, and a 3.60 ERA in July.

Bailey had been set to pitch Sunday for Kansas City against the Detroit Tigers, but he was scratched from the game shortly before its scheduled start.

In exchange, the Royals received Kevin Merrell, a 23-year-old Double-A infielder hitting .246/.292/.339 and whose greatest attribute is his speed.

While Bailey is making $23 million this season, Oakland will be on the hook for less than $250,000. After dealing for him in a salary-dump trade over the winter, the Los Angeles Dodgers cut Bailey and assumed almost the entirety of his contract. The Royals signed him for the major league minimum $555,000, and Oakland will pay a prorated portion of that for the remainder of the season.

At 52-41, Oakland currently holds the second wild-card spot in the American League and trails the Tampa Bay Rays for the top wild card by 1½ games. The A's are six games back of the Houston Astros in the AL West, though their run differential of plus-80 is similar to the Astros' plus-86.

Oakland's rotation, which was dinged with the PED suspension of starter Frankie Montas, has nevertheless been solid, backed by one of the best defenses in baseball. Starters Mike Fiers, Brett Anderson and Chris Bassitt all have ERAs under 4.00. Oakland could see reinforcements coming off the injured list too, with Jharel Cotton at Triple-A recovering from Tommy John surgery and Sean Manaea at high Class A after shoulder surgery.

Kansas City is expected to deal more players before the July 31 trade deadline, including reliever Jake Diekman and, if they pay down a significant amount of his salary, closer Ian Kennedy.

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