Dylan Bundy Thread

[Scrat1]

Perhaps I'm wrong, but that sounds like eliminating Bundy's cutter is for more than just this year.

I haven't even read the article because I know I'll get all bent out of shape about it.

[Malike]

The article to me anyway pretty clearly states they aren't going to develop cutters in the minors. We have plenty of guys on the ML staff allowed to throw it.

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[NCRaven]

Is he giving up a lot of HRs or does it just look that way to me.

[murph]

Is he giving up a lot of HRs or does it just look that way to me.

HR/9 over all 3 levels is one every other inning and still less than one/inning (0.8) for Bowie, so not bad so far....I think its just that we never expect him to ever give up a dinger...

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=bundy-000dyl

[Frobby]

Is he giving up a lot of HRs or does it just look that way to me.

Bundy has allowed 6 homers this year -- 5 at Frederick in 57 innings, 1 at Bowie in 11 innings. Needless to say, he didn't allow any in Delmarva.

[CanadianOriole]

It seems like they completed the suspended game he started for Frederick last night - so he should get credit for 2.2 shutout innings in A ball while throwing 6 innings of 2 run ball in AA on the same night.

[Anonsnides]

Bundy is starting today vs Harrisburg.

The game is being delayed as it is at camden, by rain.

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[Loophole]

5.1 IP, 0 ER, 4 BB, 6 K

ERA down to 2.16 at Bowie. He was doing good until he started walking everyone.

Edit: dammit.

[OFFNY]

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Down on the AA Farm

DYLAN BUNDY O(vs. AA-Erie Seawolves, 8/28)

IP:. 5.33

H:o 4 (4 Singles)

R:O 2

BB: 4

SO: 6

Pitches: 97 (61 Strikes, 36 Balls)

2012 ERA: 3.24 [AA-Bowie]

[OFFNY]

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Bundy left the game with the bases loaded and 1 out in the 6th inning. Chris Petrini came in and struck out the first batter that he faced, then yielded a 2-RBI single to the next batter, and then retired the final batter on a pop-out to close out the inning.

[GoldGlove21]

Bundy has been throwing too many pitches to only get through 5 1/3. He will need to do a much better job of getting into the 7th to really force his case. He does seem to get pressed by the umps a bit from what I have seen.

[baltfan]

The thing I have liked best about Bundy has been his control. That seems to have been a bit of an issue lately. Of course, he was pitching on more rest than normal. Agree he has to work on the pitch count.

[GoldGlove21]

I'm just happy he's holding his own at AA. Pretty good stuff from a 19 year old. He certainly has shown that he's probably not ready to start at the ML level but he might help in the bullpen if the O's feel like they want to go there.

I do think the major league hitters will make solid contact even in small stints. I would rather leave Bundy in the minors until he upgrades the rotation. Our pen is above average and calling up Bndy was not the same situation as calling up Machado IMO.

[OFFNY]

I do think the major league hitters will make solid contact even in small stints. I would rather leave Bundy in the minors until he upgrades the rotation. Our pen is above average and calling up Bndy was not the same situation as calling up Machado IMO.

Me too. I would like Bundy to finish this season where he is at AA, start next season at AAA, and then (presuming all goes well enough), promote him to the Orioles in early June of 2013.

That way, he would be getting some experience at all of the highest levels of the minors (Advanced-A and AA this year, and AAA next year), while simultaneously giving us an extra year's worth of control of him for both free agency and salary arbitration. It would be very similar to what we did with Matt Wieters in 2008 and 2009, except that Matt started 2008 in Advanced-A Frederick whereas Bundy had some time at Regular-A Delmarva, and Matt was a few years older than Bundy, having played 3 years at Georgia Tech before being drafted in 2007 and starting his professional career in 2008.