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Post by Evil Yoda on Jul 18, 2016 13:13:47 GMT -5
I liked what I saw. He made the typical mistakes young pitchers with heat make: they think they can burn that stuff past a major league hitter without any motion on it. And he got schooled. It was a lesson they all must learn.
Despite the loss, I thought he looked good out there, and I'm hoping he gets more starts. And can learn to pitch, rather than throw. If he can, and if he can stay healthy, he should have a good career.
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Post by mmmbeer on Aug 3, 2016 14:54:46 GMT -5
I think he is almost up to 60 innings now for the year. Their original plan, IIRC, was to hold him to 70ish innings. I wonder if that will change. It sure appears like they need him to throw every 5 days.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Aug 3, 2016 15:39:47 GMT -5
They've stretched him out to seven innings a game. Clearly they think he can contribute to the rotation.
The chances of them going deep into the post-season are low, I believe. I doubt they will risk what will hopefully be a long career in pursuit of a short term goal, but we will see.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2016 22:50:30 GMT -5
What they'll probably do with Bundy is skip a couple of his starts as the season goes on. They certainly don't want what happened with Strasburg in Washington a few years ago when he came of TJ surgery. They had to shut him down in September because he reached his innings limit, couldn't use him in the postseason, and wound up losing in the divisional round.
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Post by mmmbeer on Aug 4, 2016 6:58:46 GMT -5
What they'll probably do with Bundy is skip a couple of his starts as the season goes on. They certainly don't want what happened with Strasburg in Washington a few years ago when he came of TJ surgery. They had to shut him down in September because he reached his innings limit, couldn't use him in the postseason, and wound up losing in the divisional round. Have you readif they've got a new limit in mind? If they get to the postseason, that's 3 more months of starts. he could easily get 8 starts even if they skip him a couple times. He could end up between 100 & 120 innings easily if he stays healthy. |
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Post by Evil Yoda on Aug 4, 2016 11:42:46 GMT -5
It could also be they don't think he'll have a long career. In which case they'll do what college coaches do, use him up and move on. I have little respect for the skills or judgement of Peterson or those who work for him; nothing he does would surprise me.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2016 22:47:03 GMT -5
It could also be they don't think he'll have a long career. In which case they'll do what college coaches do, use him up and move on. I have little respect for the skills or judgement of Peterson or those who work for him; nothing he does would surprise me. There's no way they're going to abuse Bundy; they've been waiting for him for too long. How much Bundy is used is up to Showalter, and he does not have a reputation for abusing pitchers. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2016 22:48:22 GMT -5
It could also be they don't think he'll have a long career. In which case they'll do what college coaches do, use him up and move on. I have little respect for the skills or judgement of Peterson or those who work for him; nothing he does would surprise me. There's no way they're going to abuse Bundy; they've been waiting for him for too long. How much Bundy is used is up to Showalter, and he does not have a reputation for abusing pitchers. Once rosters expand, it'll be easier to try and keep certain pitchers fresh. Tyler Wilson, who has looked good lately at Norfolk, could possibly be used in a couple of spot starts. What's important to remember is that while Bundy's innings and pitch counts are a matter of concern, he had Tommy John surgery in 2013. The health issues he had both in 2014 and 2015 had nothing to do with his elbow. Hard innings counts typically apply to pitchers who are 14-18 months removed from the surgery and Bundy is well beyond that by now. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2016 23:02:25 GMT -5
What they'll probably do with Bundy is skip a couple of his starts as the season goes on. They certainly don't want what happened with Strasburg in Washington a few years ago when he came of TJ surgery. They had to shut him down in September because he reached his innings limit, couldn't use him in the postseason, and wound up losing in the divisional round. Have you readif they've got a new limit in mind? If they get to the postseason, that's 3 more months of starts. he could easily get 8 starts even if they skip him a couple times. He could end up between 100 & 120 innings easily if he stays healthy. I haven't heard anything beyond the initial 70 they had planned at the outset of the season. What's encouraging now, however, is that Bundy's velocity is ticking upward to 96 or 97 mph, something he wasn't reaching early in the season. Yes, he's only thrown 63 1/3 innings in the past four seasons, but he also needs to develop arm strength, something he wasn't going to get from the irregularity of bullpen work. As Showalter commented a few weeks ago, there's just no magical grid which can demonstrate cause and effect. |
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Post by Evil Yoda on Aug 7, 2016 16:55:57 GMT -5
He looked good early today; had a little trouble by the sixth or so. He seems to have a starter's instincts. If he can stay healthy and boost his endurance into the 100 pitch range he should have a good career.
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