Prospects who were never Cubs

[Guest]

bad outing for dylan bundy tonight. only 3 K's and issued a walk.

 

his line for the year: 9 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 1 bb, 15 k.

 

He topped out at 99.

[TruffleShuffle]

Archie Bradley deserves to be mentioned in the same light as Gerrit Cole, Danny Hultzen, Trevor Bauer and Dylan Bundy. He's now at a 1.13 ERA with 22 Ks in 16 innings, with a .113 BAA and a 3.50 GO/AO.

 

until dylan bundy gives up a hit, he can be mentioned in his own light. :-)

[Guest]

Archie Bradley deserves to be mentioned in the same light as Gerrit Cole, Danny Hultzen, Trevor Bauer and Dylan Bundy. He's now at a 1.13 ERA with 22 Ks in 16 innings, with a .113 BAA and a 3.50 GO/AO.

 

until dylan bundy gives up a hit, he can be mentioned in his own light. :-)

 

That light where pitchers aren't allowed to throw more than 3 innings?

[toonsterwu]

Not really a good place to put these random thoughts, but

 

- I wonder if the new regime will pursue Michael Bowden. Of course, it's a waiver issue, and really, I'm not that enthused about him, but it's a guy they know and the pen is a concern.

 

- Orioles released Josh Bell (in claiming Luis Exposito). He's lost some luster, but there's still good pop in the bat, and the approach isn't that bad. He's 25, and hasn't really handled third all that well, but with the 3rd base options in the top 4 levels of the system fairly iffy, if we could sign him and put him in AA for a bit, I'd be ... mildly intrigued about going after him. Yes, Bell's pretty poor at 3rd (defensively), but ... well, it's not like the top 3 levels in the minors has a real quality 3rd base prospect defensively.

[illiniguy]

Archie Bradley deserves to be mentioned in the same light as Gerrit Cole, Danny Hultzen, Trevor Bauer and Dylan Bundy. He's now at a 1.13 ERA with 22 Ks in 16 innings, with a .113 BAA and a 3.50 GO/AO.

 

until dylan bundy gives up a hit, he can be mentioned in his own light. :-)

 

That light where pitchers aren't allowed to throw more than 3 innings?

I'm intrigued why the Orioles are choosing to do it this way with him. I get taking it easy on a young arm, but when are they gonna decide to slowly let him go more?

[toonsterwu]

Wouldn't surprise me if they kept Bundy like this all through April, before letting him work deeper. I tend to think that they may keep him at Low A longer than people think, perhaps waiting until late May/June before giving him a bump. With the shaky weather in the East in April, I think this is actually a smart way to go about things.

 

Now, if he's still going 3 innings in mid-summer, that's a whole different issue, but I'd be a bit surprised if he was.

[Guest]

Not really a good place to put these random thoughts, but

 

- I wonder if the new regime will pursue Michael Bowden. Of course, it's a waiver issue, and really, I'm not that enthused about him, but it's a guy they know and the pen is a concern.

 

- Orioles released Josh Bell (in claiming Luis Exposito). He's lost some luster, but there's still good pop in the bat, and the approach isn't that bad. He's 25, and hasn't really handled third all that well, but with the 3rd base options in the top 4 levels of the system fairly iffy, if we could sign him and put him in AA for a bit, I'd be ... mildly intrigued about going after him. Yes, Bell's pretty poor at 3rd (defensively), but ... well, it's not like the top 3 levels in the minors has a real quality 3rd base prospect defensively.

 

If you figure out what he did and why he's still in Venezuela, Albert Campos sure would be an interesting sign (far more interesting than Bell or Bowden): http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2012/04/rockies-release-albert-campos-in-surprising-move/

[TruffleShuffle]

your dylan bundy update: 4 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 bb, 6 k.

 

numbers on the year: 13 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 1 bb, 21 k.

 

holy [expletive].

[El Duderino]

your dylan bundy update: 4 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 bb, 6 k.

 

numbers on the year: 13 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 1 bb, 21 k.

 

holy [expletive].

 

wow.

[TruffleShuffle]

also fun is that dylan bundy was facing matt barnes, who was drafted by the red sox and has also been completely lights out. barnes' line was 5 ip, 3 h, 0 r, 2 bb, 9 k. barnes' line on the year, after tonight's start:

 

21 ip, 9 h, 0 r, 4 bb, 34 k.

 

so the combined season line for the two starting pitchers in that game: 34 ip, 9 h, 0 r, 5 bb, 55 k.

 

and it probably cost like $10 to watch them up close. awesome.

[Guest]

Another 1st rounder from 2011 who pitched yesterday was Marlins righty Jose Fernandez - 6 IP, 0 H, 0R, 8 K, 2 BB.

[imb]

On the opposite end of the Bundy spectrum, his doppelganger, if you will, is fantastically named pirates pitcher stetson allie

 

Is there a pitcher so bad, even god couldn't create him?

 

0.2 IP

12 batters faced

8 walks/1 strikeout

1 hit batter

3 wild pitches

13.5 WHIP

54.00 era

108 BB/K

0.13K/bb

 

wonder if he can hit

[Guest]

I went to his dad's camp when he was like 10, and his swing was pretty picturesque then.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

So, is Will Middlebrooks really that good? He's hit a ton of HR's so far.

[TruffleShuffle]

is it possible that mike trout, at age 20, is already too good for AAA? he's hitting .419/.483/.649 in 19 games.

[Guest]

Dylan Bundy is supposed to throw 2 more 4-inning starts, then get bumped to 5 IP for 3 times before the Orioles decide whether or not to bump him to A+.

[javy knows my name]

Dylan Bundy is supposed to throw 2 more 4-inning starts, then get bumped to 5 IP for 3 times before the Orioles decide whether or not to bump him to A+.

 

Dude is gonna hit the majors by age 19 despite the fact that they're being super conservative with him.

[illiniguy]

Dylan Bundy is supposed to throw 2 more 4-inning starts, then get bumped to 5 IP for 3 times before the Orioles decide whether or not to bump him to A+.

 

Dude is gonna hit the majors by age 19 despite the fact that they're being super conservative with him.

He's so advanced for a high school arm. So glad we screwed up by winning a bunch of games down the stretch in '10

[TruffleShuffle]

worst outing of dylan bundy's professional career: 4 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 1 bb, 4 k.

 

numbers for the year: 17 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 2 bb, 25 k.

[Guest]

worst outing of dylan bundy's professional career: 4 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 1 bb, 4 k.

 

numbers for the year: 17 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 2 bb, 25 k.

Obviously can't handle the extra workload.

[javy knows my name]

.5 WHIP, get that bum off my team

[TruffleShuffle]

Dylan Bundy is supposed to throw 2 more 4-inning starts, then get bumped to 5 IP for 3 times before the Orioles decide whether or not to bump him to A+.

 

this is pretty dumb. i understand wanting to exercise restraint, but i'm of the opinion that top prospects make their own timetable. when a guy has given up 1 hit and 2 walks in 17 innings at low A, it's pretty damn clear that he's too good for that level. if you want to stick with the limited innings, that's fine, but have him do it at a level where guys might actually be able to hit him.

[jersey cubs fan]

Dylan Bundy is supposed to throw 2 more 4-inning starts, then get bumped to 5 IP for 3 times before the Orioles decide whether or not to bump him to A+.

 

this is pretty dumb. i understand wanting to exercise restraint, but i'm of the opinion that top prospects make their own timetable. when a guy has given up 1 hit and 2 walks in 17 innings at low A, it's pretty damn clear that he's too good for that level. if you want to stick with the limited innings, that's fine, but have him do it at a level where guys might actually be able to hit him.

 

On the other hand, if the goal is to gradually stretch him out then having him do that at a level where he is dominating is a pretty good idea.

[TruffleShuffle]

Dylan Bundy is supposed to throw 2 more 4-inning starts, then get bumped to 5 IP for 3 times before the Orioles decide whether or not to bump him to A+.

 

this is pretty dumb. i understand wanting to exercise restraint, but i'm of the opinion that top prospects make their own timetable. when a guy has given up 1 hit and 2 walks in 17 innings at low A, it's pretty damn clear that he's too good for that level. if you want to stick with the limited innings, that's fine, but have him do it at a level where guys might actually be able to hit him.

 

On the other hand, if the goal is to gradually stretch him out then having him do that at a level where he is dominating is a pretty good idea.

 

why? put him on a pitch count. if it's 50, then let him throw 50 pitches, regardless of whether he gets through 2.2 innings or 5 innings.

[jersey cubs fan]

why? put him on a pitch count. if it's 50, then let him throw 50 pitches, regardless of whether he gets through 2.2 innings or 5 innings.

 

Because throwing 50 pitches in 2 innings isn't the same as throwing 50 over 3-4. If you are trying to stretch a guy out, you want him sitting down between innings, coming back out and still throwing. You want him warming up every inning and training his bodies for what actually happens in a 9 inning game rather than going out there and racking up a high pitch count early. He's a young high school draftee, there's nothing wrong with having him pitch 2 months in A ball. There's no reason to bump him based on 15 innings.