Madison Bumgarner’s time with the Arizona Diamondbacks could be short-lived.
Signing a five-year, $85-million contract with the D-backs before the 2020 season, Bumgarner could be on his way out next season.
USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported in his “Nightengale’s Notebook” column that Arizona is hoping Bumgarner pitches well enough to begin the 2023 season so that they can trade him.
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“The Diamondbacks will bring struggling veteran Madison Bumgarner to spring training, hoping he can pitch well enough to trade him,” Nightengale writes. “He’s owed $37 million over the next two seasons, and the D-backs would likely have to eat most of it. Barring a dramatic turnaround, it will go down as the D-backs’ worst free-agent signing in franchise history, paying him $85 million over five years.”
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Bumgarner has a 15-29 record in three seasons with Arizona, with a 4.98 ERA across 346 2/3 innings pitched. His tenure with the D-backs largely has been disappointing, and the 33-year-old has pitched nowhere near expectations.
Once a World Series hero with the Giants, Bumgarner could prove valuable to a contending team down the stretch in 2023.
