Morosi: White Sox, Twins, and Braves interested in Dylan Bundy

[Lou]

So neither was a free agent.

[DMVol]

10 minutes ago, Lou said:

So neither was a free agent.

We had Upton for a month before he signed....we got him because a) we were in the wild card race and b) he was going to become a FA by exercising his opt out....if you don’t want to include him with Eppler’s other FA signings, that’s fine....I think he can be because of the circumstances...other than that, carry on with your snarky self....we all enjoy your contributions. 

[Lou]

No matter how you dress it up, he was never a free agent. 

Facts aren't snarky. 

[Stradling]

6 minutes ago, Lou said:

No matter how you dress it up, he was never a free agent. 

Facts aren't snarky. 

Upton was a free agent after the 2015 season.  So to say he was never a free agent might not be factual.  This is snarky and factual.

[Lou]

8 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Upton was a free agent after the 2015 season.  So to say he was never a free agent might not be factual.  This is snarky and factual.

Were talking about Eppler's free agent signings.

Snark. 

[DMVol]

22 minutes ago, Lou said:

Were talking about Eppler's free agent signings.

Snark. 

You read where I said technically he wasn’t a FA?......I merely included him with Cozart, Valbuena and the 3 pitchers from 2019 because of his circumstance of being a month away from free agency....And if you do include him with the others, as bad as he is right now, he would be the best of those signings....Snark away....

[Lazorko Saves]

To borrow a stock market term, I think the bid-ask spread on Bundy will be huge.

As it should be.  I'm not selling AAPL or TSLA at a 2019 price.  Eppler's not selling Bundy at a 2019 price.

[aznhockeyguy]

The Angels and Braves seem like a logical fit.  The Braves have a quite a bit of their top 30 prospects that are pitchers https://www.mlb.com/prospects/braves/ .  I think a package with Bryse Wilson (#5), Freddy Tarnok(#13), and Tyler Owens(#26) for Dylan Bundy, would be fair for both sides.  What do you guys think?

[Chuck]

I think you have to trade Bundy if we can get a substantial return. He hasn't been able to go 6 innings in his last three starts and his fastball was down tonight 3-4 MPH. 

Bundy has coughed up nine runs (seven earned) on 15 hits over 15 innings over his last three outings.

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

Bundy is the perfect sell high candidate as his value hasn't been this high since he's been in the majors.  Perhaps his early success this year is due to the change in scenery or figuring some things out but to this point in his career he's been below league average and hasn't lived up to the expectations of a guy who was a top 5 pick and a year after that a top 5 prospect.  Even with Bundy the Angels would need to bring in at least 2 SP next year.  You don't trade him for the sake of trading him but like others said if multiple teams are interested given he's through club control through next season they should be able to get a decent return including young pitchers at least one of which is ML ready. 

[Chuck]

1 hour ago, Ron Mexico said:

Does this take the Braves out of the Bundy sweepstakes?

 

The Braves are nearing a deal to acquire left-hander Tommy Milone from the Orioles, reports Mark Bowman of MLB.com (Twitter link). Atlanta will send two prospects, neither of whom is in the Braves’ 60-man player pool, to Baltimore, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post (via Twitter). Because they are outside the player pool, those prospects will be included as players to be named later. Presumably, we won’t know their identities until after the end of the season.

 Nah. The Braves need a lot of starting pitching help. 

Only one pitcher in their current rotation was in their beginning of season rotation. Max Fried.

 

[DMVol]

8 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

 Nah. The Braves need a lot of starting pitching help. 

Only one pitcher in their current rotation was in their beginning of season rotation. Max Fried.

 

I have wondered if they’d take a flyer on Teheran...they know him, he’d be cheap....obviously they didn’t bring him back but not sure how they parted....

[Vlad27Trout27]

The Notion i have gotten regarding a Bundy trade, that it going to take atleast 2 top pitching proescts. 

[bruin5]

Save him for the offseason so that the next GM has an asset he can parlay to start rebuilding the team.  A really good return may mean having to give up one of our 733 minor league outfielders.  To drastically improve this team will involve taking some risks.  Eppler is just too risk averse for me. 

[Stradling]

I’m pretty sure you’d get more trading Bundy before the deadline than in the off season. 

[AngelStew43]

I have a lot of faith in Mickey Calloway.  That being said, the Braves have Foltynewicz and Newcomb that have both fallen out of favor.  Maybe Bundy to Atlanta for both of them.  

If it is some mechanical issue, Calloway can work with them.  Also, I think that Newcomb is being misused as a reliever. 

[Angels 1961]

Last 3 games walks up strikeouts down along with velocity

[Stradling]

41 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

Last 3 games walks up strikeouts down along with velocity

And yet his ERA is the same. 

[kevinb]

11 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

I think you have to trade Bundy if we can get a substantial return. He hasn't been able to go 6 innings in his last three starts and his fastball was down tonight 3-4 MPH. 

Bundy has coughed up nine runs (seven earned) on 15 hits over 15 innings over his last three outings.

Bundy needs to be traded. As does Heaney and Goodwin. 

[kevinb]

1 hour ago, DMVol said:

I have wondered if they’d take a flyer on Teheran...they know him, he’d be cheap....obviously they didn’t bring him back but not sure how they parted....

Trading Teheran I haven’t thought about but if there is a market for him they should definitely trade him. 

[Inside Pitch]

49 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

Last 3 games walks up strikeouts down along with velocity

Command has been off.   

He's avoided throwing a crappy FB down the middle by turning to more off speed stuff.   The biggest difference the last few games is his Babip has normalized.    He was running a Babip below .200 his first three games, .289 the last three.   

[Chuck]

11 hours ago, Ron Mexico said:

Does this take the Braves out of the Bundy sweepstakes?

 

The Braves are nearing a deal to acquire left-hander Tommy Milone from the Orioles, reports Mark Bowman of MLB.com (Twitter link). Atlanta will send two prospects, neither of whom is in the Braves’ 60-man player pool, to Baltimore, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post (via Twitter). Because they are outside the player pool, those prospects will be included as players to be named later. Presumably, we won’t know their identities until after the end of the season.

Milone gave up 7 runs in 2 innings in his Braves debut tonight. 

If the Braves miss out on Lynn and Clevinger, I can see them going hard after Bundy. 

[arch stanton]

Did a team that wants to win really trade for Tommy Milone?

[totdprods]

Source: The #Twins are working aggressively to trade for a starter today. Dylan Bundy and Lance Lynn are among the options they have considered. Minnesota has lost five straight and dropped to third place in the AL Central. @MLB @MLBNetwork

— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) August 31, 2020

The #Twins may need to part with one of their top outfield prospects, Alex Kirilloff or Trevor Larnach, to get a top starting pitcher who is under control beyond this year. One reason to do that: They have Kepler, Rosario, and Buxton (when healthy) at @MLB level. @MLBNetwork

— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) August 31, 2020

Edited August 31, 2020 by totdprods

[tdawg87]

If they're willing to give up Kiriloff and Balazovic then you gotta at least consider it.