Late Innings

Update (10:28 PM): this was supposedly shot down by White Sox officials.

I saw this on RotoWorld tonight, as well as a few other sites. Long story short, apparently Cincinnati traded Homer Bailey for Jermaine Dye. Dye will be a free agent after next season, and Bailey is under team control for a good five years with the White Sox.

I’m not sure why the Reds would do this. Granted Dye brings pop, but Bailey is a stud in need of a new environment. Then again this is one of the moves that Kenny Williams makes that nobody knows about. First he got Gavin Floyd, then John Danks. I’m starting to see how the White Sox build their rotations… yes this is a steal on the White Sox’ behalf. Bailey is someone you build a rotation around.

Here’s another link backing this claim. BTBS also contributes here. One more link. This trade is apparently a done deal. Expect this trade to happen early this week, during the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas.

Dye averaged about 33 HR in four seasons with the White Sox (CNN SI.)