Tag Archives: Madison Bumgarner

Posted on February 22, 2020, by Bryan Zarpentine The Arizona Diamondbacks have been a tick above average over the past two seasons. The problem is they haven’t been good enough to make the playoffs. This winter, the club resisted the possibility of starting from scratch and rebuilding, choosing instead to make pro-active moves aimed at […]

Posted on January 27, 2020, by Bryan Zarpentine With the offseason slowly coming to an end, the Arizona Diamondbacks have pulled off a trade to improve their roster for 2020. On Monday, the Diamondbacks agreed to a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates for center fielder Starling Marte. In return, the Pirates will receive pitching prospect […]

Posted on December 24, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine The Arizona Diamondbacks made a big splash earlier this month by signing starter Madison Bumgarner. They are now hoping to do the same with their lineup. On Tuesday, the D’Backs reached an agreement with outfielder Kole Calhoun. The two sides have made a two-year pact worth $16 […]

Posted on December 15, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine After spending over a decade with the San Francisco Giants, Madison Bumgarner has a new home. However, he won’t be leaving the comforts of the NL West. Sunday evening, Bumgarner reached an agreement with the Arizona Diamondbacks on a five-year deal worth $85 million. Bumgarner’s new contract […]

Posted on December 6, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine If it’s not broke, the Minnesota Twins aren’t going to try to fix it. After winning the AL Central in 2019, the Twins have agreed to bring back one of the pitchers who helped make it happen. The club has reached an agreement with starter Michael Pineda […]

Posted on July 8, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine With the first half of the MLB season officially in the books, it’s time to start looking ahead toward trade season. One of the top players who appears to be on the trade block is San Francisco Giants lefty Madison Bumgarner. While he’s not having his best […]

Posted on March 15, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine For a team that has won three World Series titles this decade, it hasn’t been easy for the San Francisco Giants to miss the postseason in back-to-back years. It must have been particularly difficult to finish 73-89 last season, even if it was a 7-win improvement from […]

Posted on January 23, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine The San Francisco Giants are one of many teams that are going bargain hunting with the start of spring training less than a month away. The Giants hope they’ve found a bargain Wednesday when they signed left-handed pitcher Drew Pomeranz. The two sides agreed to a one-year […]

Posted on November 13, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine There are a number of great starting pitchers available on the free agent market this winter. However, there’s a strong argument that the best one available is lefty Patrick Corbin. The 29-year old is coming off a season in which he posted a 3.15 ERA across 33 […]

Posted on August 2, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine Johnny Cueto is officially done for the season, and he may be taking the San Francisco Giants’ playoff hopes with him. The club announced Wednesday night that Cueto will undergo Tommy John surgery on Thursday. The surgery will keep Cueto out for the rest of 2018 and […]

Posted on July 6, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine The San Francisco Giants have endured a lot of injuries that have held them back this season. But things may finally be looking up in that department. Johnny Cueto, who was the best pitcher in baseball the first month of the season, made his long-awaited return from […]

Posted on June 15, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine The San Francisco Giants have suffered another setback on the injury front. On Thursday, third baseman Evan Longoria suffered a broken left hand after being hit by Marlins pitcher Dan Straily. At this point, it’s unclear what treatment will be appropriate or how much time Longoria will miss. […]

Posted on May 2, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine Johnny Cueto has undoubtedly been the best pitcher in baseball this season. Unfortunately for the San Francisco Giants, his brilliant season has been interrupted by injury for the second time. The Giants placed Cueto on the 10-day DL Tuesday because of inflammation in his elbow. He previously […]

Posted on March 24, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine Less than a week before opening day, the San Francisco Giants have suffered their first loss of the season. Ace Madison Bumgarner will be out for an undetermined amount of time after breaking his left hand. Bumgarner suffered the injury Friday when he was struck by a […]

Posted on March 4, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine Despite winning three World Series titles in the last decade, the San Francisco Giants had a truly disastrous season in 2017. However, the Giants were one of the most aggressive teams during the offseason, making it obvious that they’re going all-in on the 2018 season. But will […]