Could Dylan Bundy be better than we think?

[Inside Pitch]

4 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

This is like the Married with Children episode when Al got sexy and started wearing bikini underwear.

"He looks just as good going as he did coming" -- Marcy D'arcy

[Inside Pitch]

1 hour ago, Stradling said:

I think I shared this somewhere but I’ll share it again.  He was a candidate for improvement based on pitch usage.  I don’t remember all the details but his fastball was rated something like the 2nd worst pitch in baseball but his secondary pitches rated out as plus offerings.  So the theory is if he threw those pitches more and the fastball less he could be much more effective.  I believe this is what @Inside Pitch was referring to when he says if Bundy would buy into a change.  In his worst outing he allowed a 3 run homer on a letter high fastball in the first inning.  Since then he’s been really damn good.  In his three starts he’s gotten beat on two pitches and one of those pitches came with no one on base and a 4 run lead. 

Absolutely was and I didn't think he would do it..   

People need to probably temper their expectations, two of his three starts have been .vs a bad M's team that he's always done well against.   But, the fact that he's throwing all his "secondary" pitches more is a great sign and a reason to be optimistic.

After going through some things both on and off the field, it would be great to see him enjoy success.

[totdprods]

I could see Bundy topping out around a Dan Haren sort for a few seasons. Nothing overpowering. No stretches of dominance. A solid #2-3 type. Heaney as well. 

If someone like Canning and/or Sandoval could also ascend to something like that this season, and quickly, I still think they will be a good team. 

[eaterfan]

3 hours ago, totdprods said:

I could see Bundy topping out around a Dan Haren sort for a few seasons. Nothing overpowering. No stretches of dominance. A solid #2-3 type. Heaney as well. 

If someone like Canning and/or Sandoval could also ascend to something like that this season, and quickly, I still think they will be a good team. 

If only we could get them to shorten the games to 7 innings due to Covid...

[Mark68]

3 hours ago, bloodbrother said:

I just want to know how the Angels can get German Marquez away from Coors and the Rockies

There is no way this will happen. Rox know what they have in German. They will not allow him to get away for anything anybody is willing to pay.

[Mark68]

13 minutes ago, eaterfan said:

If only we could get them to shorten the games to 7 innings due to Covid...

We need more doiubleheaders. 

[Mark68]

It is still too early to tell, but Bundy seems like a great get. We'll have to see a lot more from Teheran to know for sure about him.

[robblin17]

Woah! Still too early for a victory lap, but his new pitch mix avoiding the four-seamer looks great. 

[Inside Pitch]

1 minute ago, robblin17 said:

Woah! Still too early for a victory lap, but his new pitch mix avoiding the four-seamer looks great. 

You and Tots were both on him being an upside play.   So far so good.

[ten ocho recon scout]

On 8/7/2020 at 7:33 AM, Stradling said:

By having the Rockies start to lose a shit ton of games in the next 3 weeks. 

Id rather the rockies win and make the dodgers sweat, than for use to get him, and his arm gets hit by a hang glider and ripped off at the shoulder his first time on the mound at the big A.

[Tank]

2 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Id rather the rockies win and make the dodgers sweat, than for use to get him, and his arm gets hit by a hang glider and ripped off at the shoulder his first time on the mound at the big A.

I’m working on a plan to cover the top of the stadium with a gigantic net to prevent just an event like this. I’ll let you know when we have the details worked out.

[ten ocho recon scout]

50 minutes ago, Tank said:

I’m working on a plan to cover the top of the stadium with a gigantic net to prevent just an event like this. I’ll let you know when we have the details worked out.

Good, good.

Now what about the plan that has hang gliders at chavez ravine?

[Tank]

1 hour ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Good, good.

Now what about the plan that has hang gliders at chavez ravine?

dude!! we can't talk about this in the open.

delta victor sulu, sector 9.9.7.3 the eagle is in the nest.

[Revad]

5 hours ago, Tank said:

dude!! we can't talk about this in the open.

delta victor sulu, sector 9.9.7.3 the eagle is in the nest.

Energize

[Tank]

5 hours ago, Revad said:

Energize

Oh great. Could you have been more obvious?!?

[Chuck]

Excellent article by Sarah Langs on Dylan Bundy.

Check it out: https://www.mlb.com/news/dylan-bundy-2020-improvements

[Taylor]

8 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Excellent article by Sarah Langs on Dylan Bundy.

Check it out: https://www.mlb.com/news/dylan-bundy-2020-improvements

Thanks, Eppler!

[Taylor]

Only five MLB pitchers have thrown complete games this season:

Gerrit Cole, Trevor Bauer, Kyle Hendricks, Max Scherzer ... and Dylan Bundy

[m0nkey]

3 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Only five MLB pitchers have thrown complete games this season:

Gerrit Cole, Trevor Bauer, Kyle Hendricks, Max Scherzer ... and Dylan Bundy

And only Hendricks' and Bundy's were 9 inning complete games 

[Inside Pitch]

55 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Thanks, Eppler!

Now get Teheran to buy in....   

Pitch values so far in 2020

4SeamFB: -2.89
2SeamFB: +5.26
Change:  -8.34
Slider: -6.32
Curve: -1.51

The only pitch with a positive value is his Sinker which he is throwing less often than any time since 2016,  18.4% of the time...   Last year he threw it 22.3% of the time.   

It's obviously still very early but the results are right in line with the previous two years -- his sinker is far and away his best offering.

[rafibomb]

Huge test against the A's today. 

[Chuck]

2 minutes ago, rafibomb said:

Huge test against the A's today. 

He already passed the first test against them! 

[rafibomb]

24 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

He already passed the first test against them! 

you know what I totally forgot he faced them already... 

[Angel Oracle]

On ‎8‎/‎7‎/‎2020 at 7:38 AM, Inside Pitch said:

"He looks just as good going as he did coming" -- Marcy D'arcy

Greatest ever tv character name?

[Angel Oracle]

4 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

Now get Teheran to buy in....   

Pitch values so far in 2020

4SeamFB: -2.89
2SeamFB: +5.26
Change:  -8.34
Slider: -6.32
Curve: -1.51

The only pitch with a positive value is his Sinker which he is throwing less often than any time since 2016,  18.4% of the time...   Last year he threw it 22.3% of the time.   

It's obviously still very early but the results are right in line with the previous two years -- his sinker is far and away his best offering.

Feel free to mix in the slider and change, like I would anchovies on a pizza.