Dylan Bundy/Pirates

[jlecates]

Bundy tells the Pirates not to take him. Interesting story: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=A ... ate_051911

 

[jbone17]

Very interesting. This is the problem with baseball today. Young kids today play baseball for the money instead of heart.

 

[Hallsgator]

Very interesting. This is the problem with baseball today. Young kids today play baseball for the money instead of heart.

That's not even close to what this article is about.

 

[jlecates]

Very interesting. This is the problem with baseball today. Young kids today play baseball for the money instead of heart.

What are you talking about? The article clearly states the price tag was to scare teams off - money is not the issue at all here.

 

[bricewaynebisel]

In all honesty it's rather nice to see someone offering at least a semi-legitimate reason for not wanting to be selected by a particular team. If someone is so adament about a throwing program, and obviously here it's worked well in the past, I think it's a much better approach to inform teams of this in advance to seek an reasonable organizational fit. If he were not to do this, then he'd probably be slapped with some sort of "uncoachable" label when he butted heads over a throwing program in the minors.

 

[jbhofmann]

Very interesting. This is the problem with baseball today. Young kids today play baseball for the money instead of heart.

 

[NECpilgrims8]

Great read.

In my eyes....If ain't broke, don't fix it. Let them throw and use their routines.

Pitchers are loners by trade as it is. Let them do their thing and work with their catchers.

 

[butterjc81]

The article has more to do with Bundy not wanting to veer of his current throwing program than it does money.

 

[JoshHamilton]

In all honesty it's rather nice to see someone offering at least a semi-legitimate reason for not wanting to be selected by a particular team.

How is this for legitimate?

"I don't want to play for a franchise who doesn't care about their fans, who makes little to no effort to put out a competitive team, and who always trades away players once they become successful"

If any player had the balls to say that, they'd instantly become my favorite player

 

[jbone17]

Very interesting. This is the problem with baseball today. Young kids today play baseball for the money instead of heart.

That's not even close to what this article is about.

I am well aware of that. This is just my opinion on the game today in general. In no way shape or form was my comment associated with the article and I realize that. Now for my comment on the article, I think it is ridiculous how young players who have top talent do not want teams to pick them. If I was blessed with the talent that Mr. Bundy was blessed with, I would not give a frack who in the hell picks me. As long as they are paying for the talent, than who cares....I understand that the hefty price tag was to chase teams away and I hope it comes back to bite this kid in the ass when someone is scared to sign him. I see we have a bunch of wise asses on this board lately. ::facepalm::

 

[jbhofmann]

 

[hoopster3977]

The article has more to do with Bundy not wanting to veer of his current throwing program than it does money.

Exactly. He doesn't want teams to change his workout routines. What is wrong with longtoss anyway?

 

[jbhofmann]

I heard he also wants to continue using the "hot-ice" treatment after throwing. Pitching coach Dan Stern swears by the technique.

 

[jlecates]

Whoa, now! Don't you guys go and start using that logic thing, and make comments that show you read the story and comprehend it - that's not playing fair.

 

[morgoth]

I heard he also wants to continue using the "hot-ice" treatment after throwing. Pitching coach Dan Stern swears by the technique.

And when he blows his arm out anyway and is being paid less because of his stupid demands he may reflect on this article with new insight.

 

[jbone17]

Whoa, now! Don't you guys go and start using that logic thing, and make comments that show you read the story and comprehend it - that's not playing fair.

::facepalm:: I think you failed to read my above post.

 

[bricewaynebisel]

In all honesty it's rather nice to see someone offering at least a semi-legitimate reason for not wanting to be selected by a particular team.

How is this for legitimate?

"I don't want to play for a franchise who doesn't care about their fans, who makes little to no effort to put out a competitive team, and who always trades away players once they become successful"

If any player had the balls to say that, they'd instantly become my favorite player

IMHO, this to would be a legitimate reason. However, it'd run a much higher risk of havin gthat "bad attitude" label slapped on a kid. I think a reasons such as incompatability with workouts, throwing programs, etc., are much more acceptable in terms of coachability concerns, etc.

 

[braden]

Very interesting. This is the problem with baseball today. Young kids today play baseball for the money instead of heart.

That's not even close to what this article is about.

I am well aware of that. This is just my opinion on the game today in general. In no way shape or form was my comment associated with the article and I realize that. Now for my comment on the article, I think it is ridiculous how young players who have top talent do not want teams to pick them. If I was blessed with the talent that Mr. Bundy was blessed with, I would not give a frack who in the hell picks me. As long as they are paying for the talent, than who cares....I understand that the hefty price tag was to chase teams away and I hope it comes back to bite this kid in the ass when someone is scared to sign him. I see we have a bunch of wise asses on this board lately. ::facepalm::

lol

 

[jlecates]

Whoa, now! Don't you guys go and start using that logic thing, and make comments that show you read the story and comprehend it - that's not playing fair.

::facepalm:: I think you failed to read my above post.

So, you make an initial comment that has nothing to do with the article, admit it has nothing to do with the story, and I'm supposed to find some sort intelligence in that? Sorry, I forgot to suspend my linear thinking when reading - my bad yo.

 

[Jaypers]

The plot thickens.


From Jonathan Mayo:


Draft: Dylan Bundy and his throwing program

A story on Yahoo! Sports stated that top high school pitching prospect Dylan Bundy has told some teams — including the Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Royals — not to select him because of concerns those teams would force him to abandon his long-tossing program. You can read Jeff Passan’s story here.

Bundy uses a program where he’ll throw from distances up to 300 feet, something some teams don’t do. A discussion about the success of different throwing programs is a subject for another time. The question now is if Bundy is indeed instructing teams to stay away from him because of this, or any other, issue.

Based on conversations I’ve had with those two teams — picking first and fifth, respectively — this is news to them. The Royals told me that they have not communicated with Bundy regarding this subject in any fashion. The Pirates echoed that, saying they were unaware of any such concerns or demands.

This is not to say that Bundy doesn’t have concerns about continuing his slightly unorthodox workouts. But at least according to the two teams referenced in the story, he has not vocalized it to them. There has been a very big price tag being mentioned with Bundy and there are those who feel that the bonus demands, and maybe this talk about the throwing program, are designed to steer him to a specific club. There’s no buzz about which team that is, but this is bound to get more interesting as we get closer to the Draft.

Bundy, by the way, is ranked No. 5 in our Top 50 talent list and I had him No. 2, to the Mariners, in my first mock draft.