Career in Cubs' Organization
Bailey initially joined the Cub organization as its roving minor league catching instructor, before assuming the managerial reins of the Daytona Cubs of the Class A Florida State League in the middle of the 2006 season. He then spent 2007 and 2008 as a manager in high classification leagues, including one year as skipper of the Smokies. Bailey spent 2007 as pilot of the Iowa Cubs of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, and finished second overall in the PCL American North Division standings with a 79-65 record. In 2008, his Smokies finished in last place in the SL's North Division with a mark of 62-77 (.446). He was replaced by Baseball Hall of Fame member and all-time Cub great Ryne Sandberg as Smokies' manager on December 17, 2008.
Bailey then returned to Daytona for the 2009–2011 seasons. His 2011 Daytona Cubs finished 76–61 during the regular season and won the first-half championship of the Florida State League's Northern Division. The Cubs then won the FSL playoff championship, earning Bailey a promotion to his second term as manager of the Double-A Smokies for 2012.
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