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GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Reds starter Homer Bailey said he was "really close" to getting a multiyear deal completed on Monday with several days left before a scheduled arbitration hearing. Bailey is the last Reds player left in arbitration. He has a hearing scheduled for Thursday in Florida. He and the Reds have been working on a deal during the off-season. He wouldnt confirm reports that the sides are negotiating on a six-year deal. "Theres a lot of things that we have in place," Bailey said before the teams workout on Monday morning. "I feel the majority of its fairly worked out, except for some of the details and stuff like that. But were really close." The 27-year-old pitcher made $5,350,000 last season. He asked for $11.6 million in arbitration and the Reds offered $8.7 million, their biggest gap with an arbitration-eligible player. Bailey was the seventh overall pick in the June 2004 amateur draft. He developed into a dependable starter in the past two years, and pitched a pair of no-hitters along the way, too. The hard-throwing Texan went a career-best 13-10 with a 3.68 ERA in 2012, completing his breakthrough season by throwing a no-hitter in Pittsburgh on Sept. 28, a 1-0 victory. He threw the 16th no-hitter in franchise history last June 2, a 3-0 win over San Francisco at Great American Ball Park. Bailey became the third pitcher in Reds history to throw a pair of no-hitters, joining Johnny Vander Meer and Jim Maloney. Overall, Bailey went 11-12 with a 3.49 ERA with two complete games last season. Bailey hasnt bought a plane ticket to Florida for his arbitration hearing and hasnt bought a suit for it. He expects to have a deal in place before then. "Hopefully we can get the small stuff worked out in the next few days," Bailey said. "If not, Im going to have to go buy a suit." With Johnny Cueto, Mat Latos, Mike Leake, left-hander Tony Cingrani and Bailey, the Reds have a rotation that can be kept together for several years. Bronson Arroyo left as a free agent after last season, and Cingrani moves into his spot. Cincinnatis rotation finished third in the NL last season with a 3.43 ERA, its best mark since 1974. Overall, the Reds pitching finished four in the NL with a 3.38 ERA and led the league with 1,296 strikeouts, a club record. "You look at that rotation right there, I wouldnt mind any of those guys being here long term, would you?" manager Bryan Price said. "Five guys between 24 and 28 years old. Im not scratching my head wondering about any of those guys, if theyre going to be good long term. "Thats a great group right there. If we had Homer long term, Id be really excited about that." Jacques Plante Jersey . 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Mats Naslund Jersey . Sam, who joined the Cowboys in early September, has spent the entire season on the practice roster.AVONDALE, Ariz. - Denny Hamlin had a championship within his sights before, four years ago when the Sprint Cup title was his to lose.It slipped away over the final two races of the season, including a demoralizing defeat at Phoenix International Raceway. He arrived in Phoenix as the points leader and had Jimmie Johnson on the ropes as Hamlin led more than half the laps and appeared headed to the win.Instead, he needed to make a late stop for fuel that took him out of contention for the victory. The disappointment carried into the season finale the following week as Hamlin was flat and battled nerves on a day he could have claimed his first NASCAR championship. Instead, watched Johnson celebrate a fifth consecutive title.Four seasons later, Hamlin feels hes more prepared for this opportunity even though the format has changed and he doesnt believe his Joe Gibbs Racing team is as strong as it was in 2010.Hamlin goes into Sundays race at Phoenix tied for the series points lead with Joey Logano and needing to finish only 11th or better to get into next weeks championship finale.We have a position where we can control our own destiny, he said. I feel like this year the pressure on our race team is a lot less than what it was in 2010. The expectations are a lot less from the media and the fans perspective.So with that, you just race a little bit looser, and Ive been in this position before and nerves arent going to be an issue. Ive done this tons of times, been part of a championship picture, but everyones got to do their part, including myself.Hamlin will start from the pole on Sunday, with Chase for the Sprint Cup championship contenders Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick, Logano and Matt Kenseth right behind him. Down to eight drivers in the Chase field, there are four spots in next weeks race at Homestead-Miami Speedway up for grabs on Sunday.A victory at Phoenix will earn a Chase driver an automatic berth into the championship race.Hamlin likes his chances. Assuming he advances out of Phoenix, hes the defending race winner at Homestead.If we can get to Homestead, I feel way more confident at that race track than what I do Phoenix, he said. This is what we were hoping for. Im a believer were going to a great race track of mine.Some other things at Phoenix headed into the penultimate race of the season:HARVICKS TO LOSE: Harvick has been the class of the field at Phoenix, where hes won three of the last four races in the desert and is the two-time defending winner of Sundays race.Hes shown speed all weekend — he qualified third — and was fastest in Saturdays first practice and second-fastest in the final session.Harvick is last in the eight-driver Chase field, and is headed into Sunday believing he has to win to earn the automatic berth to Homestead.I think you need to wwin this weekend.dddddddddddd I think it would leave a lot less in everybody elses hands, he said. I think we are very capable of winning this race and we have been fortunate to have a lot of success here.DRIVERS ONLY: NASCAR called a Saturday morning meeting with crew chiefs and among the topics was a reminder that team members cannot get involved in confrontations between drivers.The edict comes after four Hendrick Motorsports crew members were suspended for participating in a brawl last Sunday on pit road between Jeff Gordon, Brad Keselowski and their teams. The fight erupted when Kevin Harvick pushed Keselowski into the scrum, and both Gordon and Keselowski were bloodied.No drivers were penalized by NASCAR.Harvick has asked NASCAR to police crew member involvement and suggested drivers take their cars to an area where crew members cant enter immediately after the race. Gordon doesnt think NASCAR needs to go that far, but agreed crew members should stay out of post-race disagreements.There is nothing wrong with crew members being out there, Gordon said. But I think what their role is in that kind of situation is just back off, and let the drivers handle it.DOWN A FEW MEN: The fallout of last weeks brawl between Gordon and Keselowski is the suspension of three of Gordons crew members.Hell run the final two races of the year without mechanic Dwayne Doucette, engine tuner Jason Ingle and hauler driver and mechanic Dean Mozingo. Gordon said the suspended crew members have told him to go win the championship in their honour.In some ways its highly motivating because those guys are as passionate about what we have had this year as a team, Gordon said. They are sending me text messages, Go get this thing done this weekend and Do this for us.Those guys were there to protect me. I believe 100 per cent that they werent there to fight. They werent there to go after a driver. They were there to make sure I was safe. The only regret I have is that it got them involved and got them in this situation to be suspended.ETIQUETTE: As tempers have flared between drivers during the Chase, theres been much discussion about a so-called on-track code. Many drivers have argued the give-and-take and accepted etiquette has been long forgotten.But six-time and defending champion Jimmie Johnson said one driver still lives by the code: Tony Stewart.The guy on the track today that still races like that era of time is Tony Stewart, said Johnson, who explained Stewart will move aside for him if he knows that Johnson has a faster car.It almost shocks me and Im surprised that he pulls over and lets me go. Sometimes I almost run into the back of him because I dont know if his car broke or what is going on. He still remembers and was raised in that environment and races that way. 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