Bundy traded to Angels for Isaac Mattson, Kyle Bradish, Zach Peek, and Kyle Brnovich

[interloper]

7 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

That isn't encouraging.

Wayyyyy more than I would have expected. You crazy.

[schittenden]

2 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Why would a middle of the rotation (at best) starter get 4 TOR prospects?

It was sarcasm in response to the disappointment others are expressing before even knowing the actual deal. 

[jgjbanker]

There was a piece the other day, apologize I forget the source but think it was The Athletic, that said O's are shouting low minors (A-) for trade partners. Similar to the 2 DSL guys we got for Cashner and Villar. Wouldn't surprise me if the other 3 arms from LAA aren't very young. 

[7Mo]

2 minutes ago, wildcard said:

He has been in the minors for 5 years.  He will need to be protected before the Rule 5 draft this month.

Dec '20 is what is shown on Roster Resource

https://www.rosterresource.com/mlb-baltimore-orioles

[Moose Milligan]

2 minutes ago, LookinUp said:

I told my 9 year old son the other day that the O's were going to trade Villar and Bundy. He was mad. Said "who are they going to play, high schoolers?"  

5 years from now, he's got a shot.  

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, interloper said:

Wayyyyy more than I would have expected. You crazy.

When I see four names and the one name mentioned is a 24 year old minor league bullpen arm I'm expecting the other three to be organizational depth pieces.

If it was two names I'd have some hope that the other name might become something at the ML level.

You following my thinking?

[Enjoy Terror]

10 minutes ago, wildcard said:

O's to get 4 pitchers according to the Sun.

Mattson needs to be put on the 40 man roster if the O's want to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.

The Rule 5 draft protection deadline has already come and gone, I'm pretty sure.

[LookinUp]

Just now, Moose Milligan said:

5 years from now, he's got a shot.  

You'll be reading about him in 7. 

[eddie83]

4 minutes ago, Yardball85 said:

Am I the only one that knows this is a joke?

No....

No wonder they canceled FanFest this year. 

[MurphDogg]

1 minute ago, 7Mo said:

Dec '20 is what is shown on Roster Resource

https://www.rosterresource.com/mlb-baltimore-orioles

Yup, he was drafted in 2017, this is his third Rule 5 draft upcoming, so he doesn't need to be added to the 40-man roster and protected until after next season.

[JMU_Birdfan]

This rebuild is all a numbers game. Save money while trying to hit on a couple of lottery tickets. Some lottery tickets have a better chance at being winners than others but you can't win if you don't play. O's are trying to get as many lottery tickets as possible, hope a couple become studs, then use saved money to add good free agents to a young team when that time comes. Simple idea, I'm so glad Orioles are actually trading players and not just sitting back and doing nothing.

[Moose Milligan]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

 

You following my thinking?

If you want to call it that.

[Aglets]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

When I see four names and the one name mentioned is a 24 year old minor league bullpen arm I'm expecting the other three to be organizational depth pieces.

If it was two names I'd have some hope that the other name might become something at the ML level.

Apparently the others that haven't been named yet are because they haven't been contacted.   Is there some metric you are aware of that says that the worse prospects tend to be harder to reach by cell phone?     Seems to me if anything the reverse might be true.  

[Yardball85]

Good K rates.  I'm guessing he's kind of a poor man's Cody Carroll? 

[MurphDogg]

1 minute ago, Enjoy Terror said:

The Rule 5 draft protection deadline has already come and gone, I'm pretty sure.

It has. He was drafted at over age 19 in 2017, he doesn't need to be protected until after 2020.