Top pitching prospect Dylan Bundy struck out Adam Jones and Mark Reynolds looking and got Matt Wieters on a soft fly ball to right in a short-but-sweet appearance in Saturday's intrasquad game. Nobody got a long look at him, but he made a great first impression just the same.
"That guy is going to be as good as he wants,'' said Jones, who got a small but steady diet of fastballs from the 19-year-old right-hander. "The sky's the limit. It's just a matter of what he wants to do. He's got great stuff."
Jones and his teammates have swung against Bundy during live batting practice, but this was the first time with any adrenaline flowing, and he was composed and impressive.
"He's got to go face some hitters,'' Jones said. "There are going to be some guys who hit him, but I bet he just blows through the minors, but he's got to go down and face some hitters. He's 19."
Manager Buck Showalter has been trying to hold down the hype on Bundy, but he enjoyed watching him along with everyone else.
"He was good,'' Showalter said. "I'm glad he got a chance to throw and we got a chance to see him. You can see why people think so highly of him."
Bundy will make at least a couple of appearances with the major league club before he is sent to minor league camp later this month. Showalter said he will pitch in a "B" game next Sunday and also make a brief appearance later in the spring against the Boston Red Sox.
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Dylan's brother Bobby also pitched a scoreless inning in the intrasquad game.