Dylan Bundy Debuts at Bowie

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.

Dylan Bundy Pitches Tonight

For whatever reason it is really hard to ever figure out when and where Dylan Bundy is pitching but I just wanted to let everybody know that Bundy is pitching tonight at 7:05 against the Lynchburg Hillcats in Frederick. This is the same team that Bundy pitched against last Friday when he got roughed up a bit (for him) for 3 extra base hits and 2 runs in 5 innings. It will be interesting to see how he fares tonight against what seems to be a solid hitting club.

Dylan Bundy Tracker: 3rd Start in Frederick

Dylan Bundy picked up another win for the Frederick Keys on Saturday night with a win over the Lynchburg something or others. Nobody really cares about that though because all that matters is how our young phenom did. According to stats and the reports Bundy pitched decently but some hitters got to him. He pitched 5 innings and gave up 4 hits, 2 ER, and a career high 3 walks. Obviously none of these stats are anything too worrisome its just good to see him getting challenged if you ask me, nobody expected him to be perfect throughout the minors. His ERA is up to 3.00 as a Key but that is perfectly fine for a 19-year-old kid.

Dylan Bundy Tracker: 2nd Start in Frederick Goes Well

Dylan Bundy made his 2nd start up in high-A with the Frederick Keys last night and from what I have heard and read he was pretty dominant. He went 5 innings and gave up 3 hits and 1 run with 7 strikeouts. From a couple of different perspectives that I read about from people who were at the game: apparently 2 of the hits that were allowed were infield hits that the SS botched to a degree. Obviously it was questionable because both were given a hit but from what I heard a major league SS would make those plays. He only had one hard hit ball against him which was a single right up the middle but other than that he was barely hit at all. His final pitch count was 62 pitches through 5 so thats pretty solid, he could have gone possibly a full game with that pitch count. He actually ended up getting the loss in the game even with only giving up 1 questionable run but obviously wins and losses don’t really matter for him at this level. I am just glad to see him at least facing competition where is getting challenged now as he can get used to having runners on base and be forced to throw some of his off-speed stuff some just to gain some more confidence at least. I was cool with him getting his feet wet at Delmarva but it will be interesting to watch him move up the ladder, though I would expect him to stay at Frederick probably for the same amount of time he stayed at Delmarva.

Dylan Bundy Tracker: 5 IP 0 ER 1 Hit 1 BB 4 K’s

Another dominant performance by Dylan Bundy today as he shut out the Hagerstown Suns and limited them to only 2 baserunners over 5 innings. From what I have heard from people who were at the game, Bundy was throwing mostly hard stuff and seemed to be solely working on his 4 seam fastball and cutter. I assume at this point he is just working on certain pitches for each game because when he uses them all he seems basically unhittable at this level. Apparently he had 4 or 5 hard hit balls against him so it seems like even at this level the hitters are starting to catch on a bit seeing that he has had some trouble (by that I mean a few hits) in each of his past few games combined after basically pitching perfectly to begin the season. I also heard that he had a little trouble with his command again today but obviously it wasn’t really bad or anything because he only walked 1 guy through 5 innings. This is his first pro win surprisingly as the Shorebirds ended up beating the Suns 3-1. Apparently he has one more start in Delmarva after this before he moves up, but no one (outside of the organization I assume) is quite sure if he will move up to Frederick or all the way to Bowie.

Dylan Bundy Goes Career High 5 Innings, Maintains 0.00 ERA

Last night in Delmarva, 2011 4th overall pick and Baseball America’s 10th ranked prospect Dylan Bundy continued the amazing start to his pro career going a career high 5 innings. Over his 5 innings he gave up just 2 hits and 1 unearned run while striking out 3 and walking none. By his incredibly high standards this was actually his worst start so far, allowing multiple hits for the first time and a run for just the 2nd time, but that just goes to show how great he’s been. Bundy gave up a single to Lakewood’s lead off hitter Gauntlett Eldemire (yes that’s his real name) to start the game and after a steal, a fielders choice, and a passed ball, Eldemire touched home for the only run against Bundy. The 19 year old went on to retire 12 of the next 13 batters (hit a batter in the 2nd inning) until allowing a lead off single in 5th, but he never allowed that base runner to advance past 1st base (PO, FO, K). For the season now, Bundy has gone 25 innings, allowed just 4 hits (all singles), no earned runs, and has an insane 18/1 K/BB ratio with 36 strikeouts against just 2 walks. As bright as things are looking for the big league Orioles right now (22-14 T-1st in AL East), the future outlook may be even brighter with kids like Dylan Bundy and Manny Machado (both just 19 years old) on the horizon.