PT TOMORROW: NL West—Bumgarner trade would leave major void in SF rotation

San Francisco Giants 

When he’s not barking at opposing hitters for admiring their home runs, Madison Bumgarner (LHP, SF) has been enjoying something of a bounce-back campaign for the Giants this season. Across 84 innings, Bumgarner has struck out 84 while walking just 17 (4.9 Cmd), throwing with more velocity (91.8 mph) and sitting ~93 mph in last weekend’s start against the Dodgers. As mentioned by Greg Pyron in Facts/Flukes, Bumgarner has been getting better results on his cutter (17% SwK) and relying more on his fastball (42% usage) this year, and could continue to be a productive starter moving forward, even if that version looks different than the Bumgarner of old.

The bigger question, it seems, is whether Bumgarner’s production...

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