Bundy could be starting option for O’s in 2017

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BALTIMORE — Dylan Bundy is pitching out of the Orioles’ bullpen this season as a matter of necessity, but that doesn’t mean the organization’s No. 2 prospect is there for the long haul.

“He’s presenting himself as a starting option for us next year, so far,” Orioles manager Buck Showalter said before Friday night’s game against the Tigers at Camden Yards. “We’ll see where it takes us.”

Showalter added that Bundy might even get a start later this season, “in a perfect world,” but that such an outing might be limited to three innings or so.

Bundy, the fourth overall pick of the 2011 Draft, debuted in the Majors the following year, but injuries limited him to a total of 17 Minor League games from 2013-15. The 23-year-old is out of Minor League options, which forces Baltimore to keep him on the big league roster rather than send him to …

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