Reds taking the cautious route with Bailey

ANAHEIM — The Reds now have a vacancy in their rotation for Saturday against the Cardinals, because it won’t be Homer Bailey taking his usual turn. Bailey is still dealing with right biceps tenderness, but has made some improvement.

“He’s gotten some of the biceps stiffness and tightness out, however we’re trying to give him a couple of days of no throwing, just rehab therapy and cardiovascular stuff,” Reds manager Bryan Price said.

When Bailey pitches next remains in question, but it might not be too far off if he keeps making progress.

“We’ll find a way to make the rotation work to where we can slide him back in when he’s ready, as opposed to setting a date where he’ll definitely pitch on the third or the fourth or the fifth,” Price said. “We’re going to let how his arm feels dictate when we’ll slot him back into the rotation. We don’t expect it to be a long time, maybe one turn, maybe less, maybe a variance of that.”

Bailey has pitched 3 2/3 innings combined over his last two starts, including one inning in Sunday’s 11-2 loss at Arizona, where he gave up four runs and five hits. The club is proceeding with added caution because he …

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