F/F SPOTLIGHT: Dylan Bundy

When a former top prospect never has posted an ERA below 4.00 after four seasons into his career, the market is going to sour on him.

Such is the case with Dylan Bundy (RHP, LAA), who is carrying a so-so 252 ADP. A three-time top-15 overall prospect according to Baseball America and a former elite 10C prospect by our BaseballHQ.com scouting department back in 2013, the surface stats he has delivered over his career have been marginal to bad:

Year  ERA   WHIP
====  ====  ====
2016  4.02  1.38
2017  4.24  1.20
2018  5.45  1.41
2019  4.79  1.35

At age 27, is it finally time to write off Bundy as a future rotation anchor?

 

Background

Bundy was drafted by the Orioles with the 4th overall pick in the 2011 MLB draft, just behind Gerrit Cole...

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