The San Francisco Giants held on to Madison Bumgarner at the Deadline, now they have a decision to make regarding whether to re-sign him.
The San Francisco Giants made a run for the Wild Card right before the Trade Deadline, but as I predicted it was just a fluke.
San Francisco hired Farhan Zaidi to take over their baseball operations department, but some speculated it was to make a tough decision.
Madison Bumgarner, at the time, was on the trade block and Zaidi didn’t have the emotional attachment that the fans and previous leaders did so it would be easier for him to trade him.
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Well, it seems like he made an emotional decision, which is NEVER smart to make when it comes to making business decisions regarding players, and now he has had to pay for it.
Leading up to the deadline, Mad Bum was pitching pretty well, so the Giants would at least receive a good package back but never pulled the trigger.
While there will be competition, I am sure that the Giants will overpay for one of the best pitchers to ever wear a Giants uniform.
On the one hand, I understand how much Bumgarner means to the Giants and their entire fanbase but unless he falls into their lap like Mike Moustakas fell to Milwaukee last offseason, they should not sign him to a long term deal.
A short term deal? Sure.
A long term deal past three seasons wouldn’t be smart because Bumgarner would be 34 at the end of a four-year deal.
San Francisco Giants owner, Larry Baer, said in a recent interview that Zaidi might not be so inclined to spend in the offseason hinting whether it is for Bumgarner or not.
“It’s not so much, ’Hey do you have the money for Player X or the money for Player Y, and how much does ownership want to spend?’” Baer said. “It’s more — how does Farhan and the staff want to bake the cake? The way he’s been successful baking the cake is doing a lot from within, making strategic moves when they make sense. … It’s not about being averse to spending money, but how do you really want to put the whole thing together?
That cake can still be delicious without the frosting.