Angels Reportedly Acquire Dylan Bundy in Trade With Orioles
By Karl Rasmussen
The Los Angeles Angels have officially made a splash in the offseason, striking a deal to add another right-hander to their starting rotation.
The Halos acquired Dylan Bundy from the Baltimore Orioles, per Ken Rosenthal, in a trade that will send minor league right-hander Isaac Mattson to the O's.
#Angels have acquired RHP Dylan Bundy from the #Orioles, sources tell The Athletic. Triple A RHP Isaac Mattson in deal, heading to Baltimore.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 4, 2019
The return includes four prospects, only one of whom ranks in the Angels' top 30, per MLB Pipeline (Bradish at No. 21).
Right-hander Dylan Bundy is headed to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for RHP Isaac Mattson, RHP Zach Peek, RHP Kyle Bradish and RHP Kyle Brnovich, sources tell ESPN. @Ken_Rosenthal had Bundy going from Baltimore to Los Angeles.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 4, 2019
Bundy impressed in 2016 and 2017 with the Orioles, but has looked a shell of his former self over the past two seasons.
In 2019, the 27-year-old went 7-14 with a 4.79 ERA across 30 starts. He logged 161.2 innings and struck out 162. This comes on the heels of a 2018 campaign in which he surrendered a league-high 41 homers.
Still, should he rediscover his past form, he could be a safe back-end rotation option for the Angels, who are still contenders in the Gerrit Cole sweepstakes.
Yankees meet with top target Gerrit Cole in SoCal today. They are all in. But having been rebuffed after drafting him and offering basically a blank check (he went to UCLA instead), they are very concerned he may prefer Angels and Dodgers. NYY will meet w/Strasburg tomorrow.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 3, 2019
Mattson, across three minor league levels last season, recorded an impressive 2.33 ERA, striking out 110 batters across 73.1 innings. He reached Triple-A last season, logging five relief appearances and recording a 3.86 ERA.
He looks like a promising addition for the Orioles, who are far out of contention, while the Angels get the immediate upgrade they're looking for as they pursue a postseason berth in 2020.