[USML Announce] Dylan Who?

[Jeffrey Winick]

Geez - you'd think I was getting paid for this.

Here you go:

2. Dylan Bundy, RHP, Baltimore Orioles (Low-A Delmarva)
Bundy's numbers have been well documented, but the 6-1, 195-pounder 
also has No. 1 stuff with an upper-90s fastball and a curveball and 
changeup that are both already above-average offerings.

"When you think about future No. 1 starters, Bundy is the guy who has a 
real chance," an American League scouting director said.

That belief was universal, but an American League executive was sure to 
point out that with just 17 innings of pro experience, there is still 
plenty that we don't know.

"Bundy is obviously ridiculous, but there are things he is still going 
to go through," the exec explained. "He's going to get punched in the 
face, and nobody knows what a guy's makeup is until they fail."

The problem that Baltimore faces, according to the exec, is that it 
can't force that failure.

"Bundy is not going to get touched in Low-A," he said. "Short of 
starting him at Double- or Triple-A, there is now way to artificially 
create that challenge."


-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com>
To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
Sent: Wed, May 2, 2012 2:47 pm
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Dylan Who?


Jeff, the list is moderately helpful. I want to see the narrative 
accompnaying Mr. Bundy's ranking. Thanks.
--Brad 


On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Jeffrey Winick 
<jwinick at harriswinick.com> wrote:


Brad Lee,
 
As you wish.
 
Bundy was #2. 
 
#3 - #5 were all National Leaguers.  #3 Archie Bradley, #4 Gerrit Cole 
and #5 Jameson Taillon.
 
Jeff
 
 From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On 
Behalf Of Brad Jansen
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 1:05 PM
To: USML Announcements
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Dylan Who?

 
Well can You tell us who the other 4 future #1 starters are?

On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 12:29 PM, Jeffrey Winick <jhwinick at aol.com> 
wrote:
Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus was asked to rank the top 5 
future #1 starters among minor league prospects.  Dylan Bundy is the 
obvious answer, right?  Wrongo dongo.

The good news is that he'll be available in but a few short weeks.  His 
name....Taijuan Walker.

1. Taijuan Walker, RHP, Seattle Mariners (Double-A Jackson)
For many in the industry, Bundy's performance hasn't even been the most 
impressive by a pitcher in the minors. Consider Walker, who has a 1.64 
ERA in four starts while striking out 26 in 22 innings and limiting the 
Southern League to a .203 batting average. Those numbers certainly 
aren't as gaudy as Bundy's, but Walker is doing it at Double-A, and 
he's just three months older than the Orioles' prize pitcher.

With a 92-97 mph fastball, mid-70s curveball and impressive changeup, 
Walker certainly has the stuff to be a No. 1 starter, and his ability 
to dominate at such a young age says something about his makeup as well.

"Every pitch he throws comes out of the same slot, and it's just 
impossible to pick up," a National League scout said. "He's like a poor 
man's Doc Gooden -- he's really out of that mold."
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