El rompimiento: Conozca al nuevo hombre; Los Rayos de Nueva York contratan a un nuevo pitcher de los Rayos Blancos.

Yes, he is yet another ex-White Sox player. That doesn’t mean, though, that he can’t surprise us.

What is his identity and whereabouts?
Bailey Horn is a left-handed pitcher who, like many good pitchers, was released by the Chicago White Sox. He worked in Craig Breslow’s pitching lab with the Cubs before joining Boston’s less fancy team.

What role does he fulfill?
A left-handed reliever, he is a freak, a complete mutation, and among the strangest creatures in our world.

Is he competent?
Probably not, as the White Sox, who have the 27th-best bullpen ERA in the league, designated him for assignment. He is a reliever, though, and it is worth looking into how something as basic as shifting the rubber six inches to either side can transform a lifelong journeyman into a lockdown reliever.

Horn possesses a cutter, curveball, fastball, and sweeper in his repertoire. With its large horizontal movement and modest pitch, the sweeper offers high whiff rates. The other highlight is his fastball, which tops out at 95 mph. A word of caution: try phoning the Red Sox if you’re a lefty who can throw 95 mph and would like to spend some time in Worcester. Perhaps they will sign you to a minor league contract.

While Horn is unlikely to follow in Josh Hader’s footsteps, he could follow in Brennan Bernardino’s footsteps. He pitched 16 innings in Worcester, giving up just three runs. At every level, he has essentially remained the same player, registering high walk and strikeout percentages.

Show me a really nice highlight.
At the age of 26, Bailey Horn has not yet made his Major League debut. If he doesn’t make it to the majors, people on Twitter will tell you that he’s terrible, but I want to remind everyone that he’s better at baseball than most people could ever hope to be. He’s killing junior college batters who dared to steep in on him that particular day.