1st rd (4) - Dylan Bundy - RHP, Owasso HS

Thank god we drafted the right pitcher. If Rendon is a medical risk, its not worth missing on Bundy.

Very happy with this pick. How long before Dylan catches up with Bobby and they're playing for the same team?

Kinda feels like Bundy was their guy all along. I wasn't completely buying the whole Bradley stuff from earlier today.

Buster Olney seems to think that Bundy could make the 2013 rotation. Thoughts?

With the 4th overall pick in the 2011 MLB Draft, the O’s have selected HS P Dylan Bundy.

I personally would have preferred Anthony Rendon, but Bundy is extremely highly regarded in his own right. Obviously the O's were scared off by the received medical reports on Rendon. Bundy is consided the most advanced HS arm in the draft, but you would figure he is still a minimum of 3 years away from touching the Orioles Major League roster. Due to that, there will always be questions if Bundy was the right selection over the available College arms.

The selection of Bundy has to be exciting for the Joe Jordan and the O's organization. They select a player whose family they are already very familiar with, and have already conducted negotiations with previously.

Below are links to some Scouting Reports on Bundy:

The Arizona Republic:

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/articles/2011/06/01/20110601mlb-draft-dylan-bundy.html

Baltimore Sun / Orioles Insider:

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/2011/06/draft_spotlight_dylan_bundy_1.html

Baseball Beginnings:

http://baseballbeginnings.com/2011/04/27/dylan-bundy-report-2

Diamond Scape Scouting:

http://diamondscapescouting.com/scoutingreports_2011_bundydy.html

Orioles Nation:

http://orioles-nation.com/2011/04/23/dylan-bundy-scouting-report/

Perfect Game:

http://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=153442

Tulsa World:

http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?subjectid=440&articleid=20110602_440_0_OWASSO648799

Yahoo Sports:

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=jp-passan_baseball_draft_bundy_bauer_long_toss_debate_051911

Chris, I think I'm very lucky Hultzen went #2. I don't doubt now that the O's had Bundy ahead of Hultzen.

Buster Olney seems to think that Bundy could make the 2013 rotation. Thoughts?

Bundy looked stone cold in that interview. Should bode well for his poise on the mound.

Who is Bundy's agent? Any chance we see him get decent innings this season?

Bundy looked pissed to me. I like that swagger.

Who is Bundy's agent? Any chance we see him get decent innings this season?

No..which is probably a good thing.

EDIT: I guess he could get a start or 2 at the end of the year.

Is this why they took Bundy instead of Bradley?:

#Orioles scouting dir Joe Jordan said the team got new info that "doesnt come anywhere close" to Bundy's previously reported $ demands.

From Britt

No..which is probably a good thing.

EDIT: I guess he could get a start or 2 at the end of the year.

I can't think of a single reason we would not want him to get 30 or so innings this year. Why do you feel different?

More from Britt:

Jordan on signing Bundy,"It won't be quick, I'm certain on that...He's going to be paid a lot of money. He's worth a lot of money."

I can't think of a single reason we would not want him to get 30 or so innings this year. Why do you feel different?

Well, he is young and a HS arm, do they want to have him shut things down and then start things back up in August just to make a few appearances?

Its possible.

Yeah, I think the O's threw the Bradley stuff out there, not that they weren't seriously considering him as he did go #7, hoping they would hear from the Bundy family that the number was lower than reported. It sounds like that may have been what happened. I know RVA said earlier today even when the Bradley stuff was being floated hard that Bundy was the guys the O's really wanted badly.