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Dylan Bundy Debuts at Bowie

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IP:. 5.33

H:o 5 (3 Doubles, 2 Singles)

R:O 3

ER:)2

BB: 3

SO: 3

Pitches: 96 (56 Strikes, 40 Balls)

2012 ERA: 3.38 (Only at AA-Bowie)

Dylan Bundy made his debut at AA-Bowie last night as he moves through the Orioles minor league system. He pitched pretty well, only giving up 2 earned runs in 5 and 1/3 against his toughest competition yet. After the Machado call-up, one of the biggest discussions has been whether or not Bundy will get called up to the O’s and possibly pitch out of the bullpen. Well apparently his innings limit is in the 120-130 area and he is around 100 now so if he made his projected few more starts at Bowie, its possible that he will still have some innings left that he could use in Baltimore. I doubt it will happen this season, but after the Machado call-up I really wouldn’t be shocked.  Read more...

Machado Blasts 2 Home Runs in 2nd Major League Game

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There was a ton of excitement when the O’s brought up Manny Machado yesterday but really nobody could have expected how quickly Machado would contribute to the big league club. After last night’s 2-4 performance where he roped a triple into right center field and we were all content with that but tonight he delivered a performance that left even this man speechless (only because I prefer to type). Manny hit 2 home runs tonight though, the first one going over the left field wall in the 5th (solo shot) and the 2nd coming one inning later which was a 3 run shot that really broke the game wide open. Manny received a well deserved standing O after his at-bat and came out to acknowledge the crowd with a curtain call if you will. In maybe just as crazy news, the same guy (some 15-year-old kid) caught both home run balls. I use caught lightly because apparently both balls bounced to him but that doesn’t diminish their worth to him so he’s a lucky kid. After putting up modest numbers in the minors, I’m not sure anybody expected this kid to come up and produce right away and while 2 games is obviously a tiny sample space, he is only adding to the growing excitement in charm city.  Read more...

Big Day for Beltway Sports Fans

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Today is a very big and exciting day for Beltway sports fans as not only are our two local NFL teams teeing off their preseason games tonight, but the Orioles have also called up their #2 prospect. In somewhat shocking news the O’s called up Bowie SS Manny Machado today and he will most likely start in tonight’s series opener against the Royals. This was super unexpected because Machado wasn’t even doing that great in Bowie (hitting like .260) and after most of their recent prospects have disappointed in the majors, it was thought that they would take their time and let Manny mature as much as possible in the minors but I guess how many times do the O’s compete for the playoffs (once in 15 years apparently).  Read more...

Oriole’s Top Prospects Bundy, Machado Both Get Promotions

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Shortly after completing a 3-game sweep over the Seattle Mariners with a 9-2 victory Wednesday night, the news broke that BOTH Oriole super prospects Manny Machado and Dylan Bundy have received call ups. Machado got the call to the big league club from Double A Bowie after the O’s placed Brian Roberts on the 60-day DL to free up a roster spot. Dylan will take Machado’s roster spot in Bowie where he will join his older brother Bobby.  Read more...

Gausman Makes Pro Debut For Aberdeen

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The Orioles 2012 1st round pick made his pro debut yesterday for the Aberdeen Iron Birds and was very good in his short outing. He was only allowed to pitch 3 innings but he didn’t give up a hit and didn’t allow a walk or a run in those 3 innings of work. He also had 2 k’s to go with his hitless ball. Definitely a good start for the kid is really all I can say about this. Not much to read into here as he is playing at fairly lowly Aberdeen but nonetheless it’s still fairly impressive and certainly better than doing poorly. I’d assume that now Gausman is in the organization he pretty much automatically becomes our 3rd ranked prospect behind Bundy and Machado but ahead of Schoop. As O’s fans knows, after Schoop it drops pretty dramatically but adding Gausman in there just solidifies our minor league system a little more. Apparently he is likely going to be a very fast mover through our system and while he will probably spend the rest of his 2012 days in Aberdeen, he could be an Oriole by 2014. Can’t wait to see him progress.  Read more...

Manny Machado Hits For Cycle; Named Eastern League Player of the Week

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In one of the rarest of baseball’s feats, Orioles #2 prospect Manny Machado hit for the cycle in a game for Bowie on Saturday night. Apparently it was late in the game and he was a home run away from the cycle when Machado sent a blast deep over the left field wall that actually ended up being the game winning homer. Obviously this is pretty cool because not often does a guy hit for the cycle at the professional level and it’s especially exciting because it is one of our top prospects. Manny was also just named the Eastern League player of the week due to his fantastic overall week which was no doubt capped off by this performance.  Read more...