Miami Palms Blog

Dylan Bundy comes to Miami as a pitcher in need of sorting out. He is immensely talented, and expected to be a serviceable started for his career, but his second season didn’t quite match his first. Bundy strikes out a lot of hitters, but also gives up an alarming number of homer runs. Of course ,that means he will fit in with Miami, but he is also the owner of a good arm that should continue to improve with experience

Archie Bradley came to Miami last year as a prospective starting pitcher of the future, but he struggled in year one more than anyone expected. His problems seemed to arrive after innings 4 or 5 as his pitch count climbed. The Palms believe that his high strikeout rate may actually suggest a valuable option out of the bullpen, especially given his success early in his outings.

When he was acquired, Cody Allen seemed like the perfect compliment to a dominant closer. He had closed in Cleveland and moved to a set up role with his new club. It hasn’t gone entirely well for Allen, and he is not likely to catch sight of the closers role anytime in the near future. Of course, there isn’t a particularly strong candidate to move into that role in the bullpen as it stands. So perhaps he has a chance en he was acquired, Cody Allen seemed like the perfect compliment to a dominant closer. He had closed in Cleveland and moved to a set up role with his new club. It hasn’t gone entirely well for Allen, and he is not likely to catch sight of the closers role anytime in the near future. Of course, there isn’t a particularly strong candidate to move into that role in the bullpen as it stands. So perhaps he has a chance.