Breaking: Dylan Bundy Starts On Sunday 7/17 In Tampa Bay

[Crazysilver03]

I'm pumped he's getting the start. I hope this means the end of Ubaldo as a starter but I'm not counting on it yet.

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I think if anything this plan leads to a higher need for Ubaldo to be removed from the roster.

[atomic]

Yikes. I'm both excited and skeptical.

Odds are he will do better than Jiminez.

[atomic]

If he doesn't respond well they could break him again, this time for good.

Well the other option is to trade him for a starter. This way at least if he pitches well we get to keep him for the next 6 years.

[Redskins Rick]

Gausman looked pretty darned good at the game against the Rays I attended on June 25 -- 7.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K's. I was a little surprised that Buck held him for the Yankee series.

I thought it was his numbers at Yankees that made his decision.

[atomic]

He also put five guys on base and threw 56 pitches. And it was one outing!

We're also talking about a guy who hasn't thrown 60 pitches in a game since 2014.

This is a mistake all around.

And watching Jiminez lose the game is a better option? If Bundy isn't successful than go to the next guy. Really no-lose situation.

[utvolzac]

To me this looks like a panic move in response to the Red Sox acquiring Pomeranz.

In the Connolly article posted July 14, it looked pretty clear that they had a carefully designed plan to transition him back into the rotation.

Now 1 day later, they are going to scrap that and put him into the rotation.

Seems very short sighted. Say he pitches well out of the rotation. Are they really going to let him start till Oct if we make the playoffs/World Series?

To me it's a solution that's not really a viable solution. Not worth the risk. I don't want Bundy to be Matt Harvey.

[Can_of_corn]

To me this looks like a panic move in response to the Red Sox acquiring Pomeranz.

In the Connolly article posted July 14, it looked pretty clear that they had a carefully designed plan to transition him back into the rotation.

Now 1 day later, they are going to scrap that and put him into the rotation.

Seems very short sighted. Say he pitches well out of the rotation. Are they really going to let him start till Oct if we make the playoffs/World Series?

To me it's a solution that's not really a viable solution. Not worth the risk. I don't want Bundy to be Matt Harvey.

I'll wait and see how deep he goes.

If he is out of the pen for 3-4 IP/70 pitches than I don't care. If Buck tries to get 5IP out of him I'm worried.

[Redskins Rick]

To me this looks like a panic move in response to the Red Sox acquiring Pomeranz.

In the Connolly article posted July 14, it looked pretty clear that they had a carefully designed plan to transition him back into the rotation.

Now 1 day later, they are going to scrap that and put him into the rotation.

Seems very short sighted. Say he pitches well out of the rotation. Are they really going to let him start till Oct if we make the playoffs/World Series?

To me it's a solution that's not really a viable solution. Not worth the risk. I don't want Bundy to be Matt Harvey.

Buck first said early in the year, that he envisioned Bundy maybe in the rotation for the 2nd half.

[Malike]

His last outing was 2.1 innings and 7 Ks

How can you call that far from dominant?

He also threw 56 pitches in 2.1 innings.

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[Malike]

Feels to me this is a relief start. Probably going to be Bundy/Worley tandem.

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[Can_of_corn]

He also threw 56 pitches in 2.1 innings.

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How many baserunners was it? Four, five?

[Redskins Rick]

Feels to me this is a relief start. Probably going to be Bundy/Worley tandem.

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Depends if Worley is needed tonight.

[Redskins Rick]

only 3.

[Can_of_corn]

only 3.

I see five, three hits, two walks.

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[Frobby]

To me this looks like a panic move in response to the Red Sox acquiring Pomeranz.

I doubt Pomeranz has anything to do with the decision. It will be interesting to see what Buck says in the pre-game presser about what the plan is with Bundy, though knowing him he'll be a bit coy about it.