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Phillies: Five starting pitchers to add at the trade deadline

By George Stockburger

BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 17: Alex Cobb #17 of the Baltimore Orioles pitches during a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards August 17, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 17: Alex Cobb #17 of the Baltimore Orioles pitches during a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards August 17, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /
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ANAHEIM, CA – AUGUST 11: Dylan Bundy #37 of the Los Angeles Angels pitches in the first inning of the game against the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 11, 2020 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA – AUGUST 11: Dylan Bundy #37 of the Los Angeles Angels pitches in the first inning of the game against the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 11, 2020 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /

If the Angels sell, the Phillies could go after Dylan Bundy

Dylan Bundy is having a big bounceback season with the Los Angeles Angels, and that could pay off at the trade deadline if you’re the Angels.

In his first four seasons with the Orioles, Bundy was a number four starter with a 4.69 ERA in 125 games. The fourth overall pick in 2011, there were a lot of high expectations for Bundy, but he never found himself to be an ace in Baltimore like they expected.

The Orioles traded Bundy to Los Angeles for four minor leaguers (Kyle Bradish, Kyle Brnovich, Isaac Mattson, and Zach Peek) and the Angels gladly accepted the rehab project.

Through five starts with Los Angeles, Bundy is 3-2 with a 2.58 ERA and a nine-inning complete game. He’s got two 10 strikeout games this year and has 44 strikeouts already with only seven walks, an impressive start to the shortened season.

Los Angeles will be the type of team looking to sell this season, already 10 games under .500 and as many games behind the Oakland Athletics for first place in the American League West. They’ll take anything they can get at this point to help rebuild a team around Mike Trout.

A big plus for any team trading for Bundy is that he’s making only $1.8 million this year and he has another year of arbitration left. This won’t be the kind of deal where you only get a starter for five games and hopefully a couple of playoff starts. Whoever gets him will (hopefully) get a full 2021 season as well.

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