O's Brian Graham with updates on Dylan Bundy, Hunter Harvey (with video)

NASHVILLE - Orioles director of player development Brian Graham is part of the club's front office contingent at the Winter Meetings. He provided some injury updates during a one-on-one video interview this morning.

Right-hander Dylan Bundy has been limited to 63 innings since the 2013 season. He underwent Tommy John surgery during the 2013 season and then dealt with a shoulder issue last season. He went to the Arizona Fall League last month. But after pitching one inning each in two games, he was scratched from his third scheduled outing due to forearm stiffness.

But today Graham provided a positive update on Bundy.

"No concern," he said. "He met with the doctors in Baltimore. He's doing great. He's healthy and is going to have a normal offseason. He'll come into spring training and be ready to go. He's actually throwing the ball well."

Bundy is out of options and will have to make the Orioles' opening day roster or be exposed to waivers if they try to get him to the minor leagues. That is very, very unlikely. Graham said shutting down Bundy in the AFL was precautionary.

"It was absolutely a precaution. He's in great shape and in great spirits and his arm feels great. It was definitely a precaution," he said.

Right-hander Hunter Harvey has been ranked just behind Bundy as the Orioles No. 2 pitching prospect. He has not pitched in a game since July 2014 due to elbow issues. Harvey got a platelet-rich plasma injection in May, but was shut down again during instructional league when the discomfort came back.

In early October, Dr. James Andrews said Harvey should rest for four to six weeks. That period has come and gone and he has resumed throwing and is doing well right now, Graham said.

"He's doing great. He's healthy and throwing bullpens. He has completed a long-toss program. He feels great and it is just a matter of time until he gets back out there and hopefully we see both guys at the January mini-camp."

It is good news that Harvey is doing well today, but now we have to see if that holds true for next spring and into next season, and if this kid can finally get back on a mound. But no one has a crystal ball.

"Nobody knows (for sure), you're absolutely correct," Graham said. "It will be April until we find out exactly where he is health-wise. Unfortunately, it's an elbow issue. With an elbow issue, it shows up, it flares up and potentially and possibly it doesn't show up. We'll see what happens."

Meanwhile another top O's prospect is expected to be 100 percent for spring training. That is 18-year-old third baseman Jomar Reyes, who hit .278 at Single-A Delmarva last year. He got hurt in the next-to-last game of instructional league workouts in Florida. He had surgery to repair a broken hamate bone in his left hand.

Graham said Reyes is doing well and is working out in the Dominican Republic. He should be 100 percent for spring training.

Before the 2014 season, the Orioles' minor league system was rated No. 10 by ESPN and No. 12 by Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus. But after the O's farm has dealt with the Bundy and Harvey injuries, had key players like Eduardo Rodriguez, Josh Hader and Zach Davies traded, and seen players move to the majors and lose their prospect status, they are expected to be ranked pretty low when the newest organizational rankings come out.

"It always bothers you if somebody says something (that) is not complimentary," Graham said. "But at the same time, we know internally what a great minor league system we have and what a great development system we have. If we put players in the system, they are going to be the very best players they can be.

"We've scouted and drafted some very good players. Certainly, if we don't have as much depth according to the national publications, you know, that is an evaluation that they make. From our standpoint, if we can get players to help our big league club win, then we have a very productive minor league system and that is where we are right now."