Dec. 15: Free-agent left-hander Madison Bumgarner agreed to a deal with the D-backs on Sunday, sources told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand and Steve Gilbert. Per Feinsand, a source with knowledge of the Giants' plans said the team is poised to become buyers if it is still in the thick of the NL Wild Card race at the start of the upcoming week, and it’s all but certain Bumgarner will not be traded. 68. The 31-year-old had an incredible run in San Francisco from 2009-19, when he registered a 3.13 ERA across 1,846 regular-season innings, made four All-Star teams and emerged as one of the greatest postseason performers in the history of the game. Against the Padres, the trio recorded all 27 outs. The Giants need to weigh whether the return from a trade would be better than the Draft pick they could potentially gain by keeping the left-hander through the end of this season and then going through the qualifying offer process. Houston has a 99.9% chance to make the playoffs and the second-best rotation in the game. The big question with Bumgarner regards his velocity. Giants (for Madison Bumgarner) Before signing a minor league deal with the Giants, Yolmer Sanchez turned down some MLB contract offers from other teams, the second baseman told Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle.  His decision was partly for financial reasons — the other offers promised him guaranteed money but less than the $2.5MM Sanchez will make if he cracks the Giants’ roster — and partly for opportunity-based reasons, as other clubs wanted to use Sanchez in a utility role.  As Schulman writes, Sanchez preferred to “bet on himself…for a chance to be an everyday second baseman” in San Francisco. All rights reserved. Of course you do," Schoenfield writes. 73. The seven-time defending NL West champion Dodgers also were among the clubs interested in signing the free agent. In 2015, Arizona added right-hander Zack Greinke on a $206.5 million, six-year deal. Will be fascinating to see how today impacts outcome of American League in 2019. It was hairy at times, particularly when Smith gave up a two-run homer in the ninth. "But if he is available, he's going to bring an elite prospect [in return], because he is the guy who can alter a postseason picture the way [Justin] Verlander did in 2017. Madison Bumgarner #40. Emilio Vargas #67. After throwing a 70-pitch bullpen session Sunday, Speaking of Bumgarner, the southpaw’s secret identity of rodeo team-roper “Mason Saunders” was publicly revealed today by. PHILADELPHIA — Four p.m. Eastern had come and gone, a clubhouse attendant was clearing out a neighboring locker and still Giants lefthander Madison Bumgarner’s cubicle sat untouched. "You think about it," he said. Privacy Notice Let’s now look at the six teams who signed the seven QO-rejecting free agents, and see what those clubs had to give up in order to make the signings. If Bumgarner is truly out of the mix, the competition for Wheeler and Ray could get even more heated. Yankees, for signing Gerrit Cole: Since New York exceeded the luxury tax threshold in 2019, they gave up their second- and fifth-round picks in the 2020 draft (a.k.a. The Giants are struggling to stay above .500 and unlikely to make a real run this year. SEPTEMBER 5: Bumgarner has been activated and infielder Andy Young was optioned to the team’s alternate training site, the Diamondbacks announced. Rockies reliever Scott Oberg is on the 45-day injured list due to blood clots in his throwing arm, marking the third time blood clots have interrupted Oberg’s career.  It remains to be seen if Oberg will be able to return during the 2020 season, though the right-hander told MLB.com’s Thomas Harding that he fully intends to keep pitching.  “If this is what it’s going to have to be, it’s just another hurdle to overcome.  I’ve dealt with the adversity road plenty of times,” Oberg said.  After already undergoing three different procedures in the past, it isn’t yet certain if a fourth surgery will be required; Oberg has consulted with doctors and specialists about his latest issue, with more consultations planned for the coming week. He is the superhero who threw seven one-run innings in Game 1, a shutout in Game 5 and five scoreless innings to clinch Game 7. The Giants exercised his $12 million contract option for 2019, the final year in a $35.56 million, six-year deal he signed in April 2012 that included $12 million club options for both 2018 and ’19. The hope at this point is that Bumgarner won’t be sidelined for an extended stretch. Mike Hazen clearly values guys who’ve been through pressure situations. In fact, he insisted, he was so unworried that he didn’t even notice when the clock struck 4. Bumgarner went 9-9 with a career-high 3.90 ERA last season. The deal will reportedly pay Bumgarner $85 million over five years, with $15 million of the money deferred. The 2014 World Series MVP will see a lot of his former team early next season, too. They ended with the second-worst record in the National League, better only than the 19-41 Pirates. 14. By Alex Pavlovic July 28, 2019 5:27 PM. "I'm not focused on whether it's my last start or not or whether they're gonna decide to make moves or not.". Read more at MLB Trade Rumors. Posey helped make sure Bumgarner's last appearance before the deadline was a win, notching three hits and driving in a big insurance run in the ninth. With final roster decisions in the books and the 2020 season underway, it’s time to make some predictions. #SFGiants currently telling teams they are leaning toward keeping MadBum and star reliever Will Smith. 23. Zaidi never got far enough in negotiations to ask Bumgarner to waive it. 72. “I’m very excited to be playing with Madison again! Gerrit Cole went to the Yankees for nine years at $324 million. "His competitive fire and playoff chops are exactly what the Astros want, and he just might thrive again in a winning environment. The Rockies have an excellent core unit in their own right and perhaps have more upside than is generally recognized. But things can change. If Madison Bumgarner is going to be in another uniform on Opening Day 2019, here are five that could make sense. When the 2019 season ended, Bumgarner prepared for his tenure in San Francisco to come to an end. Now that Marcell Ozuna has signed, all 10 of the players who were issued a one-year, $17.8MM qualifying offer in November have settled on teams for the 2020 season.  Of that group, two (Jose Abreu of the White Sox and Jake Odorizzi of the Twins) accepted their qualifying offers and returned to their clubs — Abreu, in fact, topped off his QO by signing a contract extension that will run through the 2022 season.  Stephen Strasburg also isn’t changing uniforms, as the longtime Nationals ace rejected the club’s qualifying offer but eventually re-signed with Washington on a seven-year, $245MM deal. In San Francisco, he is the legend who helped bring the city its first title, then added two more. Do Not Sell My Personal Information. MLB Network analyst and former GM Jim Bowden, writing for The Athletic (subscription required), argues that Minnesota makes sense as a destination for Bumgarner, especially in a combo deal with Smith. Indians trade two-time Cy Young winner to Rangers, THE BEST INSIGHTS FROM THE ULTIMATE INSIDERS, Blue Rush: A NY Giants Podcast D-backs, Bumgarner agree to deal Dec. 15: Free-agent left-hander Madison Bumgarner agreed to a deal with the D-backs on Sunday, sources told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand and Steve Gilbert. 74. San Francisco now possesses five of the first 87 picks in next June’s draft.  With the Giants still in the NL wild card race last summer, president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi opted to hang onto Bumgarner and Smith rather than trade either player, a decision that led to some criticism since San Francisco was widely considered to be closer to rebuilding than truly contending.  The critics’ judgement grew even harsher after the Giants went 22-32 record in August and September and fell well short of the postseason.  Still, given that teams were reluctant to part with top-flight young talent for even controllable players (let alone rentals like Bumgarner and Smith) at the trade deadline, Zaidi clearly felt that the two picks he could recoup from the qualifying offer process were more valuable than anything offered for the two Giants pitchers last July. If he can go, and if the Diamondbacks keep Robbie Ray, and if Luke Weaver is healthy, and if …. "Don't care," he said, laughing. "Until they take [the Giants uniform] away from me, I'm not gonna think about it," Bumgarner told MLB.com's Manny Randhawa on his mindset amid all the rumors. "If the Giants keep winning, Bumgarner's availability is going to be a tough decision for new Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi," MLB.com's Richard Justice writes.