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[Greg Pappas]

I haven't been this excited about a prospect since Wieters, and (going way back) Ben McDonald before them. That's few and far between. Not saying there hasn't been others I've looked forward to seeing, but not like these guys. BTW, Machado isn't far behind.

[BSLChrisStoner]

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[JeremyStrain]

Lost in that article is the fact that Bundy himself is the one that chose to do his starts the way he's doing them. So after all that crying about how the O's are mishandling him, I hope people finally shut up and respect that he decided which way he wanted to spend his 125 innings.

[You Play to Win the Game]

Lost in that article is the fact that Bundy himself is the one that chose to do his starts the way he's doing them. So after all that crying about how the O's are mishandling him, I hope people finally shut up and respect that he decided which way he wanted to spend his 125 innings.

I really enjoyed the article. Very well done.

[Nuclear Dish]

He allowed a walk and a hit tonight...he sucks!

Palmer just said Buck was talking bout him not throwing many breaking balls...wouldn't the need for that increase against better competition?

According to the article, they told him to lose his cutter/slider this year and focus on his changeup. He's throwing three pitches: fastball (about 50%), curve (about 25%), and change (about 25%).

The plan is to let him take 4 more starts in Delmarva, then they'll re-evaluate and decide where to promote him.

My biggest concern for him is that he move up the ladder at a pace that gets him to us after the projected Super 2 deadline next season.

[Nuclear Dish]

What would you think of this scenario:

O's stay in contention into September (OK, so I'm hooked. Improbable, yes, but not impossible.)
Bundy throws only about 100-110 innings through the end of August

Do you consider bringing him up as a September callup to help with the stretch run? You have to think that he'd be a great addition to the pen for an inning or two in crucial pennant drive games.

[JeremyStrain]

What would you think of this scenario:

O's stay in contention into September (OK, so I'm hooked. Improbable, yes, but not impossible.)
Bundy throws only about 100-110 innings through the end of August

Do you consider bringing him up as a September callup to help with the stretch run? You have to think that he'd be a great addition to the pen for an inning or two in crucial pennant drive games.

I think he'd be overmatched a bit right now. The majors is a bit too ambitious for this season. I could see him staying successful this season, starting next year in the minors and moving to the ML sometime NEXT year, but that's about as aggressive as I would get.

[Nuclear Dish]

I think he'd be overmatched a bit right now. The majors is a bit too ambitious for this season. I could see him staying successful this season, starting next year in the minors and moving to the ML sometime NEXT year, but that's about as aggressive as I would get.

Even if they move him up to AA in June and he's just as (or nearly as) dominant there for a couple months? The jump from AA to the majors, especially for a pitcher, isn't insurmountable.

[JeremyStrain]

I think he'd be overmatched a bit right now. The majors is a bit too ambitious for this season. I could see him staying successful this season, starting next year in the minors and moving to the ML sometime NEXT year, but that's about as aggressive as I would get.

Even if they move him up to AA in June and he's just as (or nearly as) dominant there for a couple months? The jump from AA to the majors, especially for a pitcher, isn't insurmountable.

Figuring in service time, and experience, yeah. Wait until you see him in AA, he won't be as dominant. He might as well be facing little leaguers right now compared to AA hitters, there is a HUGE jump in talent, and he needs to get some experience in "pitching" not just throwing. After a couple months in AA you can evaluate him, but moving him up before at the earliest next June is STUPID. The money Harper is going to demand (or he's going to leave at 25) is going to be insane...we are talking $300m contract.

[RichardZ]

In this hypothetical (the Orioles contending in September) I'd offer the following

1. Bundy might be an intriguing option in the bullpen. Look at Strop. You don't have to be a pitcher, just a thrower if you have the right stuff.
2. You could bring him up for September and have him go back to being a starter in AA/AAA next year, nullifying the service clock problem
3. The O's would have to be pretty desperate in the bullpen. No sense bringing him up if they continue to be as deep as they seem to be right now.

[Nuclear Dish]

In this hypothetical (the Orioles contending in September) I'd offer the following

1. Bundy might be an intriguing option in the bullpen. Look at Strop. You don't have to be a pitcher, just a thrower if you have the right stuff.
2. You could bring him up for September and have him go back to being a starter in AA/AAA next year, nullifying the service clock problem
3. The O's would have to be pretty desperate in the bullpen. No sense bringing him up if they continue to be as deep as they seem to be right now.

I agree with this pretty much entirely. Am I remembering correctly that September callups don't count as far as starting the service time clock, or is it just that they don't burn an option?

[Can_of_corn]

I agree with this pretty much entirely. Am I remembering correctly that September callups don't count as far as starting the service time clock, or is it just that they don't burn an option?

The O's already burned an option (1 of 4) when they sent him down before the season started.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Another strong outing. 3 ip, 8 k's.

[Mackus]

Gave up his first run, although it was unearned. Sounds like he had some bad defense behind him, a few errors and one guy reached on a wild pitch on Strike 3.

This was supposed to be his final 4-inning start before moving up to 5-inning outings, right? Will they make him do another 4-inning one since he only made it through 3, or will he be "let loose" all the way up to 5 innings next time out?

[lordbrook]

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[SportsGuy]

Gave up his first run, although it was unearned. Sounds like he had some bad defense behind him, a few errors and one guy reached on a wild pitch on Strike 3.

This was supposed to be his final 4-inning start before moving up to 5-inning outings, right? Will they make him do another 4-inning one since he only made it through 3, or will he be "let loose" all the way up to 5 innings next time out?

I was wondering the same thing. I see he threw 61 pitches in those 3 innings. So, is this a pitch limit or an innings limit?

[Mackus]

I was wondering the same thing. I see he threw 61 pitches in those 3 innings. So, is this a pitch limit or an innings limit?

Probably both. Two hard caps. He can go 4 innings if he is under x number of pitches (apparently 60, which seems a bit tight, 15 pp/in isn't that bad). I think last night's 61 was the most he's had by a pretty decent amount.

[SportsGuy]

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[Can_of_corn]

I was wondering the same thing. I see he threw 61 pitches in those 3 innings. So, is this a pitch limit or an innings limit?

Probably both. Two hard caps. He can go 4 innings if he is under x number of pitches (apparently 60, which seems a bit tight, 15 pp/in isn't that bad). I think last night's 61 was the most he's had by a pretty decent amount.

The pitch count limit was 65.

[Adam Wolff]

Has to be a promotion coming, like..yesterday, right?

What good is it doing to keep him in Low A right now? I wasn't opposed to starting him there, but it's clearly not a challenge. Let's get him to Frederick already.