When I first saw the phrase "Bailey placed on DL" my initial thought was "oh crap!"  Then I saw it was not Andrew Bailey, who currently sits at eight saves on the year in 10 opportunities.  Then I clicked the link and discovered it was not Andrew, but rather Homer Bailey.  Factor in that Johnny Cueto may miss his next start with a blister and it almost immediately made me wonder if that meant it could be Chapman time.

Aroldis Chapman has not been lighting it up as of late in AAA, however.  In his last start, in which he left early due to, you guessed it, a blister, he was cruising along with seven strikeouts in 5.2 innings of work while allowing only three hits and zero runs.  Dude has had a tough stretch when you look at his last five starts, giving up 17 earned runs (with the big doughnut from his blister game included!) over 20.2 innings of work.  Chapman looks like his timetable for getting the call is being extended, and I do not expect to see him until late July or early August at this point.  If the Reds keep winning, and he keeps stinking it up, it could be a September call-up if even that.  Chapman owners who are locking up a roster spot in anticipation of him may want to consider cutting their losses.