Found February 01, 2012 on The Golden Sombrero Baseball Blog: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Dylan Bundy
TEAMS: Baltimore Orioles

#3 Dylan Bundy Baltimore Orioles DOB: 11/15/1992 Previous Rank: N/A ETA: 2014 Bundy is without a doubt the best prep pitcher to come along in a very long time, if ever.  Based on a purely statistical measure, he is without equal, striking out more than two hitters per inning playing for a school that spent most of the year with the No. 1 national ranking.  High school stats are next to meaningless…unless they are that astoundingly dominant.  He naturally was awarded the Gatorade National Player of the Year award across all sports.  The Orioles must have peed themselves when they saw him there at No. 4, and Bundy would not be at No. 4 in any of the last 10 drafts either, but the 2011 class was exceptional. Bundy is the kind of arm that really makes you wonder how he can be just a teenager and without a day of collegiate experience.  His mechanics are smooth and repeatable.  His athleticism is through the roof.  He trains extremely hard and has outstanding makeup, and we haven’t even ...
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