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

[paulcoates]

http://www.playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/nationalwinner.aspx?id=13204

[Redgrape]

Bundy is very professional in how he's handling the negotiations. I think there's a greater than 90% chance he signs, the whole "50/50" thing just trying go gain leverage. If he comes out and says "Oh man I really want to sign now!" He loses a whole lot of leverage. I think his family knows this, and in the end I think we'll see him sign and get paid very well.

[rickyrozay]

will he sign for like 7M? go to NCAA d1 or go to junior college?

[section18]

Unless he is obsessed with school instead of a baseball diamond I think we can expect Bundy to sign like Wieters about 2 minutes before midnight the last day. I think we will have to hit 8 million to sign him.

[RVAbird]

I still think he'll sign for a MiL deal in the 6.5-8 MM range.

[Can_of_corn]

He will sign and not be setting any records.

[rickyrozay]

when is the last minute to sign? is it 11:59pm on Aug 14 or Aug 15th?

[PapaRick]

when is the last minute to sign? is it 11:59pm on Aug 14 or Aug 15th?

Aug 15

[ShaneDawg85]

There just isn't any incentive, besides actually going to college, for Bundy to not sign. While he could do enough in college to be drafted higher than fourth, that's taking a very big risk that from a financial and logical perspective doesn't make any sense. He's far more likely to lose money than he is to make any more, and for that reason he's going to sign, at 11:59 p.m.

[GoldGlove21]

There just isn't any incentive, besides actually going to college, for Bundy to not sign. While he could do enough in college to be drafted higher than fourth, that's taking a very big risk that from a financial and logical perspective doesn't make any sense. He's far more likely to lose money than he is to make any more, and for that reason he's going to sign, at 11:59 p.m.

I agree with this line of thinking as well. He wants to pitch with his Brother and he could get that opportunity with Baltimore and no one else for the next 6+ years. He also would have to pick college over $6M+ and what parent urges their kid to go to school and walk away from that kind of money? This kid signs IMO, he might go higher than 4, but is there really going to be that much more money if he does? Probably not. The risk of getting injured is high as well.

[rickyrozay]

The risk of getting injured is high as well.

+1 i agree with this.....college arms instead?

[Sports Guy]

6.5-7 million. Straight up bonus, no ML contract.

That's my prediction for Bundy.

Although I will say that I could care less if he gets a ML deal or not.

[RVAbird]

He will sign and not be setting any records.

I think chances are good that he'll receive the highest bonus given out by the Orioles to date.

[Tony-OH]

I think chances are good that he'll receive the highest bonus given out by the Orioles to date.

I'm guessing around $6 million, maybe more depending on what the guys around him sign for. He should set the Orioles record...

[weams]

I'm guessing around $6 million, maybe more depending on what the guys around him sign for. He should set the Orioles record...

And rightly so. Glad it is not 30 Million, but then, neither was Strasburg.