Dylan Bundy and the Campaign to Win the 2018 AL Cy Young Award

[Frobby]

10 minutes ago, Hallas said:

It would be funny.

I assume that the pitcher in question would go something like 0-3 in 30 starts with 27 NDs, and have somewhere around a 1.75 ERA with similarly good FIP/xFIP and at least 10 K/9.

At which point. I would wonder which is sadder, that a 0-win pitcher won the CYA, or the fact that a pitcher with a 1.75 ERA and qualifying innings couldn't get a win.

Not that he was a Cy Young candidate, but I remember Senators reliever going 2-14 with a 2.04 ERA in 1970.

[Tx Oriole]

11 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

It'd be cool, but he's gotta contend with Sale and Kluber.  I don't see him in that light, yet.

I think it's harder to win when you're on a losing team, too.

I think you are right.

[Tx Oriole]

7 hours ago, birdwatcher55 said:

When was the last Cy Young winner on a 65 win team??

You think the O's will win that many? ?

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

3 hours ago, Frobby said:

Not that he was a Cy Young candidate, but I remember Senators reliever going 2-14 with a 2.04 ERA in 1970.

 

I don't think you'll ever see a pitcher with a stat line like this ever again.  

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=knowlda01&year=1970&t=p

I	Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
	1970 Totals	2	14	.125	2.04	71	0	49	0	0	27	119.1	100	36	27	4	58	16	71	4	0	3	510	1.324	5.4	1.22

[foxfield]

11 hours ago, birdwatcher55 said:

When was the last Cy Young winner on a 65 win team??

I don't know...ALL of them have I'm pretty sure.  

[wildcard]

I dared to say this off season that Bundy would become a true ace this season.  But I never thought he would be a CY Young winner.   Too many good starters in the AL like Verlander.

[Frobby]

Bumping for hilarity.   

[weams]

5 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Bumping for hilarity.   

I am sorry for him. Really. Always wanted things to work out. 

[bobmc]

1 minute ago, weams said:

I am sorry for him. Really. Always wanted things to work out. 

For @TommyPickles?  Because of this thread reboot?

[Frobby]

1 minute ago, weams said:

I am sorry for him. Really. Always wanted things to work out. 

Oh, they still may.    But not this year.    And I do worry he’s just wearing down physically.  

[weams]

Just now, Frobby said:

Oh, they still may.    But not this year.    And I do worry he’s just wearing down physically.  

 

1 minute ago, bobmc said:

For @TommyPickles?  Because of this thread reboot?

No. Bob. Dylan was a weams favorite. 

[bobmc]

Just now, weams said:

 

No. Bob. Dylan was a weams favorite. 

Still is I hope as is Tilly!  

[gmelson26]

So I saw the headline and laughed, "oh man someone went and made a farcical thread, funny stuff."  Then I saw the date on the thread.. even funnier.

[gmelson26]

You know if Bundy keeps pitching like this, we won't be able to package him with Trumbo for a bag of balls this winter.

[joelala]

He's a relief pitcher.  I see a similar trajectory to Matusz.