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Friday, February 09, 2007

More media love for Bailey and Votto

Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports wrote an article on 2007 Rookies. He ranked his Top 10 guys to watch for, and then 10 more guys in alphabetical order to also keep an eye out for. Both Homer Bailey and Joey Votto get some love from the writer in this article.

4. Homer Bailey, SP, Cincinnati Reds – The next great Texas power pitcher may be in the big leagues by the time he turns 21 in May. The Reds flirted with promoting Bailey for the stretch run last season, and his numbers at Double-A – 7-1 with a 1.59 earned-run average – certainly merited it. Caution prevailed, and it's the only reason Bailey will start the season at Triple-A.

Joey Votto, 1B, Reds – Scott Hatteberg's fine season notwithstanding, the Reds can keep Votto – whose power numbers have gotten progressively better – down for only so long.

If you want to read the entire article, just click here to go to Yahoo! Sports.