Wednesday evening I took advantage of the lack of insufferable summer humidity or torrential afternoon downpours to watch the Bowie Baysox against the New Britain Rock Cats, the Double-A Affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. In addition to evaluating several players for the Orioles and Rockies, I wanted to watch Jonathan Schoop, who was on a rehabilitation assignment with the Baysox.

The 23-year-old Schoop has been recovering from a right knee injury much of this season, playing only 9 games for the Orioles thus far in 2015. Schoop has spent the week in Bowie and from this viewing, he is nearly ready to return to the major leagues.

In his first at-bat, Schoop was clearly anxious, taking the first pitch for an obvious ball before popping out to the second baseman on the next pitch, an offering low and inside of the strike zone.

Similarly in his second plate appearance, Schoop watched a first-pitch ball before turning on an 88mph fastball and hitting a sharp ground ball to the third baseman. Schoop ran well down the line, making it a much closer play than the defender expected.
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In the 5th inning Schoop came to the plate and showed the reason he is a major leaguer, taking a first-pitch fastball and spanking it well into the trees in left center field.  Schoop showed off his outstanding bat speed and the ball sounded like a beautiful explosion off his bat.  This was easily one of the farthest home runs I have ever seen hit at Bowie in the 5+ years I have been watching games their home games.

Later in his 4th at-bat of the evening, and as it turns out his final of the game, Schoop finally showed some patience at the plate, seeing seven pitches and working a full count before grounding sharply to third base.  Again, he looked slightly over-anxious with the sub-90s velocity, pulling two pitches extremely foul before grounding out.  This left Schoop 1-4 on the evening with a home run and two runs batted in before being replaced by Corbin Joseph in the 8th inning.

Defensively it was a rather quiet evening for Schoop at second base, as he caught a pair of popups in the field and impressively turned a 5-4-3 double play in the 4th inning.  He did fail to make a difficult play on a severe hop several steps to his right in the 6th inning, although his excellent athleticism allowed him to be in position to make the play in the first place.

Overall I was extremely impressed with Schoop in his 5th game of a rehabilitation assignment.  His running ability, agility and pure speed looked solid both defensively and running the bases.  In addition Schoop showed off both his power and bat speed at the plate.  He could still use 10-20 more at-bats to help regain his rhythm and timing, but Schoop should be more than ready to return and contribute to Baltimore’s lineup early next week.

Bowie Baysox RHP Dylan Bundy

Date Scouted: 5/15/15 in-person

7-Word Scouting Report:  Workhorse, Plus Fastball, Potential Three Above-Average Secondaries

On a flawless spring evening for baseball, this past Friday I drove up Route 50 to watch the Bowie Baysox, the Double-A team for the Orioles, hosted the Richmond Flying Squirrels, San Francisco’s affiliate. In particular I wanted to seize the opportunity to watch Baltimore’s consensus top prospect, right-handed pitcher Dylan Bundy, in action against the experienced Richmond lineup. Unfortunately it was a difficult night for both the home team and Bundy, as they were defeated 8-4.

In this viewing Bundy completed two innings and pitched to two batters in the third, throwing 57 total pitches, 36 for strikes and 21 balls. In his two innings Bundy allowed eight hits and six runs (five earned) against no walks and two strikeouts. Bundy featured a 92-95mph fastball, touching 96mph three times, and showed powerful late life. Throughout this outing Bundy was focusing on repeatedly pounding the inside of the strike zone, especially to righties, to the detriment of fooling the opposing hitters.

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Physically Bundy has a prototypical major league pitchers frame, as he has tree trunks for legs and well-formed musculature throughout his upper body. His delivery has mild effort and he throws from a high three-quarters arm slot through his drop-and-drive motion. He has a small arm stab in the back along with a deep arm movement but nothing of major concern. Bundy does a nice job of staying in balance during the delivery and repeats his motion well, though there is a small spine tilt during release. Overall Bundy has a solid, repeatable delivery and the frame to pitch 200+ innings annually.

Although the results were lackluster on this evening, it is easily apparent why Bundy is one of the top pitching prospects in the minors. Bundy has a repeatable delivery, a well-built, durable pitcher’s body, along with the potential for a plus-plus fastball and three above-average secondary offerings. Certainly there is risk involved with his future potential due to his past Tommy John surgery and current mediocre command of the strike zone, but Bundy has the ceiling of a legitimate top-of-the-rotation starting pitcher.

Expect the Orioles to continue to patiently develop him this summer at Double-A, with the possibility of unleashing him against major league hitters in September during a potential playoff run. I am dubious he develops into a true major league “Ace” during his career, but barring injury, I expect Bundy to pitch as a solid #2/#3 starter for many seasons.

* Special Thank You to Matt Wilson and the Bowie Baysox for their much-appreciated hospitality on Friday and the past few seasons. *

Drafted by the Orioles in the 5th round last summer out of Tennessee Tech, the 21-year-old Hess was given an aggressive assignment by Baltimore to High-A Frederick to begin 2015. Due to his impressive draft pedigree and the intrigue of the bold decision by Baltimore to have him essentially skip Low-A Delmarva, I was eager to observe David Hess in his third start at the High-A level against the Wilmington Blue Rocks.

Immediately one is impressed with Hess physically, as he is a well-built 6-2 180lbs, with strong legs and a rather high waist. In fact, I would take the over 180, as he looks much closer to 200lbs. The 21-year-old Hess has a relatively simple delivery although there is plenty of effort involved. He has a motion and body type that points toward the bullpen but he is consist with his release point and holds his velocity while throwing enough strikes to give him a chance to remain a starter.

In this viewing Hess featured a 4-pitch mix including a 90-93mph fastball, touching 94mph, with late life that he could locate down in the strike zone. In addition Hess showed an 82-84mph slider with sweeping 10-4 movement that he could bury in the dirt as a chase pitch or locate for the strike. His slider was inconsistent, as 2-3 flashed above-average to plus potential, while others were below-average spinners. Furthermore, Hess showed a low-70s curveball which he used as a show-me pitch or a first-pitch “get me over” offering, along with a few firm mid-80s changeups. Overall Hess shows an above-average to plus present fastball, an average slider with potential for more, and two below-average pitches in his curveball and changeup.
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I came away from this outing quite impressed by Hess and his future as a prospect. Hess possesses two potentially above-average offerings in his fastball and slider, repeats his delivery fairly well and pounds the strike zone. The effort involved in his delivery and the lack of a third present pitch likely portends a future in the bullpen, but the Orioles are wise to let him work as a starter this season to expedite his development. Hess is a major league quality arm and looks like a steal for the Orioles in the 5th round last summer.

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In addition, friend of the site and Baseball Prospectus Prospect Team member Tucker Blair was sitting directly in front of me for this start and was kind enough to share his thoughts on David Hess –

“While Hess has four pitches, I envision a long-term relief profile due to the lack of a secondary offering that can consistently cause deception or timing issues relative to the FB/SL. Hess has a fastball that can touch 96 mph, and the slider has hard bite. The mechanics are relatively clean, but the head whack, inverted landing, and moderate exertion lead me to believe his best role is suited for the bullpen.” – Tucker Blair, Baseball Prospectus

Last weekend I took advantage of the nice weather to sit on the weekend series between the Frederick Keys, the Orioles High-A affiliate, and the Wilmington Blue Rocks, the Kansas City farm club. All winter I have been anticipating watching the talented hitting prospects from last year’s Delmarva team, namely Chance Sisco, Josh Hart and Drew Dosch, graduate to Frederick. Unfortunately both Sisco and Hart are currently nursing injuries on the disabled list, which allowed me an opportunity to take an extended look at Dosch.

Offensively Dosch is a left-handed hitter with a short, compact swing and shows looseness in his wrists. His swing is extremely flat and linear, making it difficult for him to generate much loft on the ball and thus, limits his potential to hit for power. Dosch does well recognizing and hitting fastballs, but he struggles mightily identifying offspeed pitches, especially anything with spin. I am concerned as he moves through the minors and the pitcher’s breaking stuff continues to improve, he will rack up large strikeout numbers. Overall I like his swing for the purposes of making contact but I am wary of his future power production and his ability to make contact against quality offspeed offerings.

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Defensively I came away from this weekend woefully disappointed in Dosch and his future at the hot corner. First the positives – Dosch has soft hands, good lateral agility and a relatively accurate throwing arm. Unfortunately that’s where the compliments end, as Dosch shows below-average arm strength, poor mechanics when throwing the ball (he slows down his arm during release and throws from a stiff front leg) and very sloppy footwork defensively. I cannot see him playing third base in the big leagues and I fear his footwork will not be conducive at second base and his arm strength would make a transition to a corner outfield spot unlikely as well.

In summary, I see Dosch possessing below-average speed, power, arm strength and defensive skills, with his bat rating closer to fringe-average. At 6-2 200lbs and almost 23 years of age, there is little projection physically remaining with him, meaning that the improvements to his game must likely come from a skills perspective going forward. I like Dosch’s swing but I have reservations with his future defensive position and how he profiles in the majors.

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